{"content":[{"text":"a rule under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (“Act”). The proposed changes \n to the rule incorporate UTK’s Principles of Civility and Community, streamline the academic \n misconduct process, and address the educational and developmental process for students. The \n revisions also clarify certain terms as used in the rule to comply with Tennessee law and establish \n consistency with other student codes in the UT System.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.113413,"width":0.8356600000000001,"height":0.089657}},{"text":"Mr. Stinnett advised that the University held a public rulemaking hearing on March 8, 2021, following \n public notice in accordance with the Act. No comments were received at the hearing. However, one \n written comment was received during the public comment period pertaining to certain grading \n nomenclature. The rule has been revised to reflect this recommendation.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.22114,"width":0.835595,"height":0.071627}},{"text":"In closing, Mr. Stinnett reviewed the next steps in the process. Subject to approval by the Board, the \n rule will be sent to the State Attorney General’s Office for legal review. If the Attorney General’s \n Office approves the rule, the University will file the rule with the Tennessee Secretary of State. The \n rule will become effective 90 days after such filing. During that time, the University will present the \n revised rule to the Joint Government Operations Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.31133,"width":0.8354509999999999,"height":0.089808}},{"text":"Upon motion duly made and seconded, a roll call vote was taken, and the Board approved Resolution \n 021-2021.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.419663,"width":0.835318,"height":0.035565999999999987}},{"text":"IV.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.473602,"width":0.026666999999999996,"height":0.017535999999999996}},{"text":"Student Immunization Rule","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.473602,"width":0.24109199999999997,"height":0.017535999999999996}},{"text":"Mr. Stinnett indicated that a student immunization rule has been discussed at several prior meetings \n of the Board of Trustees. He provided a chronological history of the rule, noting that:","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.508754,"width":0.835006,"height":0.03559099999999993}},{"text":"➢ Emergency Rule. On August 4, 2020, the Board adopted an emergency rule, which permitted \n the University to require students to have flu and COVID-19 immunizations, subject to certain \n exemptions.","bbox":{"left":0.111804,"top":0.563022,"width":0.806263,"height":0.05359599999999998}},{"text":"➢ Permanent Rule. On November 20, 2020, in anticipation of the expiration of the emergency \n rule, the Board approved a permanent student immunization rule, which encompassed \n COVID-19, influenza, and a number of other diseases (e.g., measles, mumps, chicken pox, and \n meningitis). Such approval was conditioned upon the President seeking the Board’s \n authorization prior to mandating: (i) any flu vaccination (beyond what was authorized \n previously under the emergency rule), and (ii) a COVID-19 vaccination.","bbox":{"left":0.111804,"top":0.635143,"width":0.8059449999999999,"height":0.10768699999999998}},{"text":"Following the Board’s approval, the University filed its proposed final student immunization \n rule with the Tennessee Secretary of State, and the University was scheduled to present the \n rule to the Joint Government Operations Committee in early 2021. In January 2021, President \n Boyd announced that the University would not require students to have the COVID-19 \n immunization. Instead, the University would strongly encourage students to receive the \n vaccine. Accordingly, the University subsequently withdrew its student immunization rule.","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.761544,"width":0.776811,"height":0.107688}},{"text":"Page 2 \n Board of Trustees Special Meeting \n April 20, 2021","bbox":{"left":0.646781,"top":0.904069,"width":0.27122599999999997,"height":0.051349999999999896}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.467647,"top":0.027273,"width":0.064706,"height":0.068182}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.467647,"top":0.027273,"width":0.064706,"height":0.068182}]}