In a Senate Education Committee meeting last night, numerous committee members and higher education leaders voiced concerns on proposed legislation that would authorize nationally accredited for-profit schools to sidestep existing regulations and award any degree of their choosing, such as an academic Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree. After strong testimony highlighting the consumer protection side of … Continued
House and Senate committees passed legislation this week to address the ongoing consumer protection issues surrounding the unregulated large scale ticket resale business in Tennessee. The legislation is designed to provide significant consumer protection measures to prospective ticket buyers. There is currently an active market and practice of ticket speculation, price mark-up and misinformation to … Continued
House and Senate committees delayed action on legislation this week to address the ongoing consumer protection issues surrounding the un-regulated large scale ticket re-sale business in Tennessee. Generally, the legislation (SB 609 by Sen. Ken Yager/HB 1000 by Rep. Ryan Haynes) is designed to provide significant consumer protection measures to prospective ticket buyers. There is … Continued
