As used in this part:(1) 'Commission' means the Tennessee higher education commission;(2) 'Complaint' means a complaint or grievance against a Tennessee SARA institution filed by a non-Tennessee student residing in a member state other than Tennessee and whose complaint is relative to a distance education course or program offered by a Tennessee SARA institution;(3) 'Institution' means an accredited postsecondary degree-granting school, college, university, or other organization;(4) 'Member state' means a United States state, territory, or district currently approved to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement;(5) 'NC-SARA' means the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements;(6) 'Non-Tennessee SARA institution' means an institution approved by a member state other than Tennessee for participation in SARA;(7) 'Portal agency' means the single agency designated by Tennessee to serve as the interstate point of contact for SARA questions, complaints, and other communications;(8) 'SREB' means the Southern Regional Education Board;(9) 'State authorization reciprocity agreement' or 'SARA' means the agreement overseen by the National Council for nts, and other communications;(8) 'SREB' means the Southern Regional Education Board;(9) 'State authorization reciprocity agreement' or 'SARA' means the agreement overseen by the National Council for SARA and administered by the Southern Regional Education Board; and(10) 'Tennessee SARA institution' means an institution approved by the commission for participation in SARA.Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 444,s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
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