2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Part 30 - Higher Education Financial Accountability
§ 49-7-3001. Risk-Based Internal Financial Audits

Universal Citation: TN Code § 49-7-3001 (2021)
  1. The trustees of the University of Tennessee shall require risk-based internal financial audits for the offices of the university president and the chancellors of the campuses comprising the system; provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) of such offices shall be audited in any given year. Such audits shall be reviewed by the board of trustees and the comptroller of the treasury.

  2. The board of regents shall require risk-based internal financial audits of the offices of the chancellor and the presidents and directors of the institutions governed by the board; provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) of such offices shall be audited in any given year. The audits shall be reviewed by the board of regents and the comptroller of the treasury.

  3. Each state university board shall require an annual internal financial audit of the office of the president of the institution. The audit shall be reviewed by the institution's governing board and the comptroller of the treasury.

  4. The audits shall be performed for each fiscal year and shall be completed and furnished to the system's governing body and the comptroller of the treasury by December 1 following the close of each fiscal year.
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