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As used in this part:
“Commission” means the Tennessee higher education commission;
“Complaint” means a complaint or grievance against a Tennessee SARA institution filed by a non-Tennessee student residing in a member state other than Tennessee and whose complaint is relative to a distance education course or program offered by a Tennessee SARA institution;
“Institution” means an accredited postsecondary degree-granting school, college, university, or other organization;
“Member state” means a United States state, territory, or district currently approved to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement;
“NC-SARA” means the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements;
“Non-Tennessee SARA institution” means an institution approved by a member state other than Tennessee for participation in SARA;
“Portal agency” means the single agency designated by Tennessee to serve as the interstate point of contact for SARA questions, complaints, and other communications;
“SREB” means the Southern Regional Education Board;
“State authorization reciprocity agreement” or “SARA” means the agreement overseen by the National Council for SARA and administered by the Southern Regional Education Board; and
“Tennessee SARA institution” means an institution approved by the commission for participation in SARA.