Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0240 - Board of Regents
Subtitle 0240-02 - Systemwide Student Rules
Chapter 0240-02-04 - Student Organizations
Section 0240-02-04-.04 - CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION OF ORGANIZATIONS

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0240-02-04-.04

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Any proposed student organization shall be open to all students of the institution or school who otherwise meet membership requirements. Membership in the organization shall be limited to currently enrolled students provided that organizations may include faculty and staff of the institution or school, and/or spouses of students, faculty and staff, and provided further that professional organizations may include members of the professional and business communities as members.

(2) A proposed organization must represent the interest of the members, and the control of the organization must be within the local campus group. The organization must not have a knowing affiliation with an organization possessing illegal aims and goals, with a specific purpose to further those illegal aims and goals.

(3) The proposed organization must agree to comply with all policies, regulations and procedures established by the Board and the institution or school, and with all federal and state laws and regulations.

(4) The proposed organization must not:

(a) Have illegal aims and goals;

(b) Propose activities which would violate regulations of the Board or the institution or school, or federal or state laws and regulations, or materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the institution or school;

(c) Advocate incitement of imminent lawless action which is likely to produce such action.

(5) The proposed organization must have the minimum number of charter members designated by the institution or school, and there must be a demonstration of continuous interest in the purposes of the organization sufficient to afford registration on a long-term basis. In the event there is not sufficient interest to warrant long-term registration, an institution or school may grant temporary registration to an organization for a limited period of time.

(6) New organizations may be denied registration where the purposes are within the scope of a currently registered organization. No organization may use the same name, or a name which is misleading and similar to the name, of a currently registered organization.

(7) The organization must provide for the distribution of all funds and assets in the event of dissolution.

Authority: T.C.A. § 49-8-203.

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