Section 1540-01-02-.25 - FEES(1) All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of the Act shall be deposited in the state treasury as a special agency account to administer the provisions of the Act.(2) Annual fees shall be paid with the Reauthorization Application and Certification of Compliance as follows: (a) Annual Fee: 1. A fee of five hundred dollars ($500) if enrollment is zero (0) to three hundred (300) students;2. A fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) if enrollment is three hundred and one (301) to six hundred (600) students; and3. A fee of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) if enrollment is six hundred and one (601) or more students.(b) Application or Certification Deadline Extension Fee $500(c) Late Application or Certification Fee $500(3) The following fees apply to the filing of applications and other services: (a) Initial Authorization Application $3,000(b) Program Registration Request $500(c) Authority for Unaccredited Institutions to Grant Degrees (paid in addition to the Program Registration Request fee) $1,000(d) Credential Level Elevation for Authorized Institutions (paid in addition to the Program Registration Request fee) $2,000(e) Institution Name Change Application $500(f) Change of Location Application $500(g) Fines (assesses at a maximum of per day, per violation) $500(h) Exemption Determination Request $100(i) Closed Institution Transcript Request $10(j) Convenience Charge for Electronic Payments amount charged by vendorTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-02-.25
Original rule filed June 24, 1998; effective October 28, 1998. Repeal and new rule filed June 6, 2008; declared void and of no effect pursuant to Davidson County Chancery Court's October 2011 order. See also Attorney General's Opinion 11-78. Amendment filed May 14, 2009; effective July 28, 2009. 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. Emergency rules filed June 29, 2022; effective July 1, 2022 through December 28, 2022. Amendments filed September 30, 2022; effective 12/29/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-2005, 49-7-2014, and 49-7-2017.