Section 49-11-404 - Contracts with local boards(a) The board of regents is authorized to enter into any contract or contracts that the state board of regents may deem necessary for the operation of state colleges of applied technology in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this part with any:(1) Local board or boards of education;(2) County or counties, or municipality or municipalities;(3) Other public or private body, board, foundation or agency;(4) Individual or group of individuals; or(5) Sheriff's department or other official or department charged with oversight of a county jail, lock-up, or workhouse for the purpose of developing reentry programs to effectively reduce the recidivism rate of criminal offenders and increase the likelihood of successful reintegration into society following release of individuals from incarceration.(b) The board of regents is also authorized, within its discretion, to locate, establish, control and operate directly, any state college of applied technology under this part.Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 410, s 21, eff. 5/12/2021.Acts 1963, ch. 229, § 4; 1974, ch. 654, § 131; 1983, ch. 181, §§ 5, 6, 8; T.C.A., § 49-2612; Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 3.