TennesseeEducation, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 18Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education CommitteeLatest
- Mar 12Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- Feb 25Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026
- Feb 18Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- Feb 2Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education CommitteeMinor
- Jan 22Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Jan 21Filed for introductionIntroduced