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THEC adopts postsecondary authorization fee rule revision after staff warns reserve is nearly depleted; vote 3–1
Summary
The committee adopted a rule revision to adjust fees for the postsecondary authorization function after staff reported the reserve declined from $2,560,000 in 2016 to $575,000 on July 1, 2024; one commissioner opposed the change and commissioners asked staff to increase transparency on fee uses.
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s committee voted 3–1 to adopt a revision to the postsecondary state authorization rule to adjust authorization fees and ensure the regulatory function is funded.
Dr. Stephanie Ballard Chase, Senior Director of Postsecondary State Authorization, told the committee the statutory framework (the Tennessee Higher Education Authorization Act…
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