Section 49-7-1307 - Qualification criteria for VETS campuses(a)To become and continue to be a VETS campus, a campus of a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education shall:
(1) Conduct an annual campus survey of students who are veterans to identify the views, needs, issues and suggestions of veterans;(2) Provide information to faculty and staff about military and veterans' culture, including combat-related mental or physical disabilities or other challenges;(3) Administer orientation programs for students who are veterans;(4) Facilitate mentoring and support programs for students who are veterans;(5) Develop outreach and communication strategies for military bases located near the campus, for the purpose of assessing veterans' educational goals and meeting their identified needs;(6) Create and maintain a process for the assessment of prior learning that grants academic credit to veterans for transferable training and experience attained through service in the armed forces of the United States; and(7) Provide, on the campus website, information on the availability of prior learning assessments and potential program credit for skills, training or education obtained during military service.(b) To become and continue to be a VETS Bravo campus, a campus of a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education must: (1) Have been designated a VETS campus for no less than the three-consecutive-year period immediately preceding the date on which the institution submits a request for certification as a VETS Bravo campus;(2) Submit a request for certification as a VETS Bravo campus to the executive director of THEC;(3) Develop a peer mentoring or other similar support program dedicated specifically for veterans and military-affiliated students;(4) Designate a VETS Bravo campus liaison who participates in no less than two (2) professional development activities per year related to veterans; and(5) Provide career placement services specifically for veterans.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 622,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 5, eff. 3/29/2016.