Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-02-.26 - REFUND OF REGULATORY FEES

(1) At the request of an institution a refund will be made as follows:

(a) If an institution withdraws an application within three (3) business days from filing, then all fees assessed less the convenience charge for electronic payments shall be refunded. Thereafter all fees are nonrefundable.

(b) Institutions that fail to complete the application process described in Rule .07(1) of these rules shall forfeit all fees paid.

(2) Fees for a Closed Institution Transcript Request and convenience charges for electronic payments are nonrefundable.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-02-.26

Original rule filed April 1, 2013; to have been effective September 28, 2013. However, a petition for a rulemaking hearing was filed June 26, 2013. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission filed a withdrawal of the rule on July 26, 2013. Amendment filed September 2, 2014; effective December 1, 2014. However, the Government Operations Committee filed a 30-day stay of the amendment on November 19, 2014; new effective date December 31, 2014. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission withdrew the rule on December 10, 2014. Emergency rules filed August 15, 2016; effective October 3, 2016 through April 1, 2017. Repeal and new rules filed December 21, 2016; effective March 21, 2017. Amendments filed September 30, 2022; effective 12/29/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-2005 and 49-7-2014.