1. (1) Institutions, other than public institutions, must, on forms provided by the Commission, secure, from a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in Tennessee, a continuous surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
2. (2) Institutions must provide a bond for each authorized location.
3. (3) Subject to Commission staff approval, an irrevocable letter of credit secured by a certificate of deposit or a cash deposit with a bank may be accepted in lieu of the bond. Such deposits are subject to the same terms and conditions provided for in the surety bond form.
4. (4) Commission staff shall provide the institution at least thirty (30) calendar days written notice that authorization shall be made conditional, subject to revocation, by operation of law when the institution is no longer covered by a surety bond. Absent exceptional circumstances, a postsecondary educational institution shall not continue to engage in activities or operations without a surety bond for more than ninety (90) calendar days.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-2005, 49-7-2006, 49-7-2013, and 49-7-2014. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 26, 1974; effective April 24, 1974. 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. Repeal and new rule filed June 6, 2008; declared void and of no effect pursuant to Davidson County Chancery Court’s October 2011 order. See also Attorney General Opinion 11-78. Amendments filed April 1, 2013; to have been effective September 28, 2013. However, a petition for a rulemaking hearing was filed June 26, 2013. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission filed a withdrawal of the rule on July 26, 2013. 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. Emergency rules filed June 29, 2022; effective July 1, 2022 through December 28, 2022. Amendments filed September 30, 2022; effective December 29, 2022.