Tennessee HB1772 amends state laws to protect higher education institutions from liability for admitting or enrolling individuals with prior criminal.
Tennessee HB1772 amends several sections of Tennessee Code Annotated to clarify that higher education institutions cannot be held liable for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or housing individuals with prior criminal convictions. This applies to claims arising on or after July 1, 2026. The bill specifies that institutions are not liable if they had no knowledge of the prior convictions or if the individual committed a violent offense after being admitted. It also ensures that evidence of prior convictions is not admissible in such negligence claims.
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