49-8-106 - Reserve officer training. - Tennessee Statutes

49-8-106. Reserve officer training.

(a)  The state university and community college system is authorized and empowered to establish reserve officers training corps units in any public college or university under its jurisdiction, to execute and deliver bond, with or without surety, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the United States, for the care and safekeeping of the transportation animals, arms, ammunition, supplies, tentage and equipment that may be necessary or desirable for the operation, conduct and training of any reserve officers training corps units of the armed forces of the United States authorized by law at any time, to be conducted in conjunction with any public college or university under its jurisdiction.

(b)  The authority delegated in subsection (a) to the state university and community college system may, at its discretion, be redelegated by the system to the presidents of the several universities, colleges and institutions, now or hereafter under control of the system.

(c)  Nothing in § 49-3-1106 shall limit the authority conferred in this section.

(d)  Under authority of this section, suits may be brought by the United States against the state university and community college system of this state.

[Acts 1951, ch. 48, § 1 (Williams, § 2316); Acts 1973, ch. 144, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3214.]