Education, Higher - As introduced, adds the general assembly to the list of entities that each public institution of higher education must submit its annual foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

SB 1021 requires Tennessee's public universities to include the state legislature (the General Assembly) in their annual reports about foreign gifts and contracts. The bill updates existing law by adding "the general assembly" to the list of entities receiving these disclosures, which previously included only the Department of Safety and other specified bodies. This change directly affects all public institutions of higher education in Tennessee, expanding their reporting obligations under current disclosure requirements. The bill does not alter the substance of the reports but modifies who must receive them.