Tennessee § 49-7-1102 - Part definitions.
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§ 49-7-1102. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Institution of higher education” means any four-year college or university, whether public or private, located in this state; “Parent” means a parent of a student, and includes a natural parent, a guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or a guardian, who is paying or has paid any part of the tuition and fees of a student for the current academic year, as defined by the institution of higher education; and “Student” means any full-time or part-time student, twenty (20) years of age or younger, enrolled in courses at an institution of higher education, who physically attends class on the property of the institution and whose tuition and fees are being paid, even if only in part, by the student's parent. For purposes of this part, persons enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at an institution of higher education are not students. Acts 2005, ch. 313, § 3.
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Section 49-7-1102 ("Part definitions.") 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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