# Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-105: Unlawful discrimination

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-105
- **Heading:** Unlawful discrimination
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-105

## Text

(a) Any vocational, vocational-technical or technical institution offering training through courses of an academic or clinical or practical nature, or any combination of courses of an academic or clinical or practical nature, and supported in whole or in part by state funds, shall have and enforce a policy whereby all courses offered by the institution shall be offered and made available on an equal basis to any student, without regard to the race, creed, sex or national origin of the student. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1975, ch. 88, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-2710; T.C.A., § 49-27-108; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) Any vocational, vocational-technical or technical institution offering training through courses of an academic or clinical or practical nature, or any combination of courses of an academic or clinical or practical nature, and supported in whole or in part by state funds, shall have and enforce a policy whereby all courses offered by the institution shall be offered and made available on an equal basis to any student, without regard to the race, creed, sex or national origin of the student.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, ch. 88, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-2710; T.C.A., § 49-27-108; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

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