Education, Higher - As introduced, deletes an obsolete requirement for the University of Memphis and certain other collaborators on the Memphis Research Consortium to provide a progress report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 49; Title 58; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

HB 637 removes an outdated requirement for the University of Memphis and its collaborators on the Memphis Research Consortium to submit annual progress reports to the Tennessee General Assembly. This bill deletes the obsolete reporting obligation from multiple sections of Tennessee law (Tennessee Code Annotated Titles 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 49, 58, 67, 68, and 71). The change directly affects the University of Memphis and its research partners, eliminating a redundant administrative task. The bill makes no new policy changes but streamlines existing requirements by removing unnecessary reporting mandates.