Title 49, Education

If the sum of all financial aid, including a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a Tennessee HOPE access grant, a general assembly merit scholarship, an ASPIRE award, under § 49-4-915 or a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, for which a student qualifies exceeds the institutionally def…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant.” (b) To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant, a student seeking a diploma or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state u…

(a) TSAC is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish deadlines for applications, appeal procedures for the denial or revocation of scholarships and grants, methods of paying scholarship awards to part-time students and to otherwise effectuate the purposes of th…

The provisions of this part providing for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this part unless the funds are specifically appro…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is a Tennessee citizen and a dependent child of a military parent shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, if the student meets all eligibility requirements for the sc…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Dependent child” means a natural or adopted child of a service member whom such service member claimed as a dependent for federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that the child is under twenty-one (21…

(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as a transfer student from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution located outside of this state, a student shall:(1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;(2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905;(3) B…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Certificate” or “diploma” means a credential, other than a degree, the receipt of which indicates satisfactory completion of training in a technical education program of study offered by an eligible postsecondary institution;(2) “Course” includes …

(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a nontraditional student shall:(1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;(2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall not apply to nontraditional students seeking Tennessee HOPE scholar…

(a) TSAC may conduct a lottery scholarship day each school year. The purpose of the lottery scholarship day shall be to inform high school students and their parents of financial assistance available from net lottery proceeds for attendance at eligible postsecondary institutions.…

(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE foster child tuition grant, a student shall:(1) Not be ineligible for the grant under § 49-4-904;(2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905;(3) Meet the applicable academic requirements for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is a Tennessee citizen and a dependent child of a full-time religious worker shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman if the student meets all eligibility requirements …

(a) Notwithstanding § 49-4-905(b)(2) to the contrary, a student who graduates from a high school located in a neighboring state in a county contiguous to this state shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman if the student:(1) Is a resident of this…

(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship, a teacher shall:(1) Be a tenured teacher teaching in a Tennessee public school system;(2) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;(3) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall no…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship upon graduation from high school, completion of high school in a Tennessee home school or obtaining a high school equivalency credential approved by the stat…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Helping Heroes Act of 2008.” (b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “veteran” means a former member of the United States armed forces or a former or current member of a reserve or Tennessee Nati…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Rural Health Act of 2008.” (b) There shall be established a five-year pilot program to encourage health care providers and dentists to locate and practice in Tennessee health resource shortage areas after becoming…

(a) The state funding board created by § 9-9-101 shall adopt an investment policy and a funds allocation policy for the lottery for education account established in § 4-51-111 designed to maximize recurring revenues available for appropriation. An amount of funds in the lottery f…

Notwithstanding any provision of this part concerning the terminating events for receipt of Tennessee HOPE scholarships, Tennessee HOPE access grants or Tennessee HOPE scholarships for nontraditional students to the contrary, semester hours attempted by a student in the summer se…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Dependent child” means a natural or adopted child or stepchild:(A) Whose parent is a headquarters staff employee;(B) Whose parent claims the child as a dependent for federal income tax purposes;(C) Who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; and(D)…

(a) As used in this section, an “eligible postsecondary program” means a postsecondary program that has received the Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program designation from the United States department of education and is offered by an eligible postsecondary instituti…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee reconnect grant.” (b) Except for the definitions provided in this subsection (b), the definitions in § 49-4-902 shall apply to this section:(1) “Academic year” means three (3) consecutive semesters beginning with …