Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed House Bill 2194, requiring public college and university governing boards to adopt faculty disciplinary policies that distinguish tenure decisions from misconduct discipline. The law also directs that disciplinary procedures apply consistently to tenured and non-tenured faculty. Supporters argued the rules limit misuse of tenure as a procedural shield against consequences. Critics said the changes weaken tenure protections by altering due-process structures for disciplinary actions. The statute also includes guardrails intended to preserve institutional neutrality, free expression, and civil discourse, and requires covered institutions to publish the policies online. The change puts campus governance and human resources workflows under new statewide compliance expectations for next academic-year disciplinary handling.