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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 267

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1024

                                                             By Reeves

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1036

                                                By Baum, Sparks, Hardaway

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49,
          Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to
          education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFTHE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201 (f)(7)(B)(iii), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting instead:·

                    (iii)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f)(7)(B)(iii)(b), meetings of the state university
                    boards must be made available for viewing by the public over the internet by streaming
                    video accessible from the respective institution's website. Archived videos of the board
                    meetings must also be available to the public through the respective institution's
                    website.

                              (b) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a state university board of
                    trustees may conduct private meetings to discuss or deliberate on matters related to
                    senior administration, personnel positions, and contracts; provided, that a state
                    university board of trustees shall not take action on matters related to senior
                    administration, personnel positions, and contracts in a private meeting.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1024

PASSED:  April 14, 2025

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