Tennessee SB2259 amends state law to clarify the separation between tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members at public.
Tennessee SB2259 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to ensure that tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members at public institutions of higher education remain distinct. The bill mandates that awarding, denial, or revocation of tenure should not be used as a form of discipline and that disciplinary actions should not alter or suspend a faculty member's tenure status except as provided by institutional policy and after due process.
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