Tennessee § 49-50-602 - Participating students and schools.
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§ 49-50-602. Participating students and schools.
Upper division undergraduate and graduate students at cooperating public and private colleges and universities in Tennessee offering a program leading to a degree in law, political science, history, administration, social work, economics, sociology, journalism and related fields are entitled to participate. The appropriate governing boards are authorized to designate as cooperating colleges or universities any of the qualified colleges and universities in the state college and university system. The designation of a private college or university as a cooperating college or university shall be by the board of trustees or a comparable governing body of the college or university. Each college or university desiring to participate shall appoint one (1) member of its faculty to function as its official representative to the program. Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict individual colleges or universities from providing interns to individual legislators or county legislative delegations if the interns are not compensated nor their expenses reimbursed under the terms of this part. Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-4702.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-50-602 ("Participating students and schools.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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