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Ðperiodic€reports,€as€it€deems€reasonably€appropriate€for€carrying€out€itsÐ °"  Ðresponsibilities.€Ð #ð!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(4)à0¸ ` (#` (#àThe€Board€may€investigate€such€law€schools€in€accordance€with€Section€2.07,Ð €%Ð # Ðand€such€investigations€shall€be€confidential€to€ensure€a€frank,€candidÐ p&À!$ Ðexchange€of€information€and€evaluation.Ð`'°"%¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` à(5)à0 ¸ àA€law€school€will€be€granted€full€approval€and€be€in€good€standing€when€itÐ @)$' Ðestablishes€to€the€satisfaction€of€the€Board€that€it€is€in€full€compliance€withÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€standards€set€forth€herein.Ð +p&)¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` à(6)à0 ¸ àThe€dean€and€the€Chairman€of€the€Board€of€Directors€of€the€law€school€shallÐ -P(+ Ðcertify€annually€in€writing€to€the€Board€of€Law€Examiners€that€the€school€isÐ ð-@), Ðin€full€compliance€with€these€standards€or,€if€not€in€full€compliance,€identifyÐ à.0*- Ðareas€of€non„compliance.ÐÐ/ +.¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` à(7)à0 ¸ àIf€the€Board€determines€that€an€approved€law€school€is€no€longer€inÐ °1-0 Ðcompliance€with€these€standards,€the€law€school€shall€take€such€correctiveÐ  2ð-1 Ðaction€as€directed€by€the€Board.€€If€the€law€school€does€not€take€correctiveÐ 3à.2 Ðaction,€the€law€school€shall€€be€subjected€to€an€appropriate€sanction€or€haveÐ €4Ð/3 Ðits€approval€withdrawn.Ðp5À04¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` à(8)à0 ¸ àThe€Rules€of€Procedure€for€Approval€of€Law€Schools€by€the€American€BarÐ P7 26 ÐAssociation€may€be€followed€by€the€Board.Ð@837¸ (#¸ (# Ðâ âÐ 09€48 Ðò òÔ  Ôâ âSECTION€2.05à ¸ àSTATEMENT€OF€STATUSó óÐ ° ÐÌà  àIn€its€catalogs€or€other€informational€material€distributed€to€prospective€students,€a€lawÐ à Ðschool€shall€state€whether€it€is€accredited€by€the€American€Bar€Association€or€has€been€approved€byÐ €Ð Ðthe€Board€pursuant€to€Section€2.03.€€Any€law€school€in€Tennessee,€which€has€not€been€accreditedÐ pÀ Ðby€the€American€Bar€Association€or€approved€by€the€Board€and€which€advertises€in€its€catalog€orÐ ` ° Ðotherwise€that€it€is€so€accredited€or€approved,€shall€not€be€recognized€by€the€Board€as€other€than€aÐ P   Ðsubstandard€school€and€will€be€so€classified€and€disapproved.Ð @  ÐÌò òÔ  ÔSECTION€2.07à ¸ àINVESTIGATION€BY€BOARDó óÐ  p  ÐÌà  àThe€Board€may€investigate€any€law€school€located€in€Tennessee,€from€time€to€time,€withÐ P  Ðrespect€to€the€adequacy€of€its€facilities,€faculty€and€course€of€study.€In€addition,€representatives€ofÐ ð@  Ðthe€Board€may€participate€as€observers€in€connection€with€law€school€evaluations€or€investigationsÐ à0  Ðconducted€from€time€to€time€by€the€American€Bar€Association€in€its€accreditation€process.€TheÐ Ð  Ðrefusal€of€any€such€school€to€cooperate€in€the€conduct€of€such€investigation€or€participation€shall€beÐ À Ðreported€to€the€Court,€which€may,€after€hearing,€take€such€actions€as€the€facts€may€justify.€Each€lawÐ ° Ðschool€located€in€Tennessee€shall€furnish€to€the€Board€copies€of€all€documentation,€including€self„Ð  ð Ðstudy€analyses€and€evaluation€reports,€prepared,€completed€or€received€in€connection€with€suchÐ à Ðschool's€accreditation€status€with€the€American€Bar€Association.€The€investigation€of€any€law€school,Ð €Ð Ðincluding€all€reports,€data€and€other€information€provided€to€the€Board€in€connection€with€approvalÐ pÀ Ðof€the€law€schoolððs€standing€with€the€Board€shall€be€confidential€in€order€to€ensure€a€frank,€candidÐ `° Ðexchange€of€information€and€evaluation.Ð P  ÐÌÔ‡X‚XXX‚Ôò òSECTION€12.11à ¸ àCONFIDENTIALITY€OF€BOARD€RECORDS€AND€FILESó óÐ 0€ ÐÌà  àApplications€for€admission,€examination€papers€and€grades,€and€all€investigative€records€ofÐ ` Ðthe€Board,€including€but€not€limited€to,€correspondence€and/or€electronic€transmissions€to€and€fromÐ P Ðthe€Board,€its€members€and€staff,€minutes€of€€Board€meetings€and€its€deliberations€and€allÐ ð@ Ðdocuments,€communications€and€proceedings€prepared€in€connection€with€investigations€of€lawÐ à0 Ðschools€under€Sections€2.03€and€2.07,€shall€be€treated€as€confidential€and€not€be€open€to€inspectionÐ Ð  Ðby€members€of€the€public€without€written€application€to€and€authorization€by€an€appropriate€orderÐ À! 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