1. (1) The Commission invites continuous, constructive cooperation with institutions, civic organizations, governmental agencies, Better Business Bureaus, students and others to ensure the enforcement and improvement of these standards for better service to all consumers and will work to implement these rules as staffing allows. The observance of these rules is the responsibility of each institution for the inherent advantage to each institution and for the common good of all institutions.
2. (2) These rules are complementary to the Tennessee Higher Education Authorization Act of 2016, as amended, at Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20 (the Act). Institutions and agents must comply with the current language of the Act and these rules.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-2002, 49-7-2005, and 49-7-2014. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 26, 1975; effective July 1, 1975. Amendment filed August 7, 1978; effective November 29, 1978. Repeal and new rule filed May 15, 1985; effective July 1, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed January 24, 1990; effective May 1, 1990. Amendment filed December 15, 1992; effective March 31, 1993. Repeal and new rule filed June 24, 1998; effective October 28, 1998. Emergency rules filed August 15, 2016; effective October 3, 2016 through April 1, 2017. Repeal and new rules filed December 21, 2016; effective March 21, 2017. Amendments filed September 30, 2022; effective December 29, 2022.