Tennessee § 49-4-921 Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-4-921 — Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant

(a)To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student seeking a QNDC, diploma, or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall:

(1)Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a) ; and (2) Be admitted to the institution in an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma.

(b)No minimum number of hours of enrollment is required for eligibility for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant under this section, but a student receiving a grant shall maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the institution at which the student is enrolled to continue the grant. If a studen

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(a) To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student seeking a QNDC, diploma, or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall: (1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a) ; and (2) Be admitted to the institution in an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. (b) No minimum number of hours of enrollment is required for eligibility for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant under this section, but a student receiving a grant shall maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the institution at which the student is enrolled to continue the grant. If a student fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress, then the student shall lose the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. Once a student loses a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, no additional award under this section shall be made. (c) A student who has been awarded a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant shall maintain continuous enrollment at the institution in accordance with the institution's requirements. (d) Until receipt of the certificate or diploma, a student shall reapply each academic year for the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. (e) An eligible student may receive a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant for all course work required by the institution for an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants may not be used for continuing education courses. (f) Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant awarded under this section shall be determined in accordance with § 4-51-111 , and shall be set in the general appropriations act. (g) No student shall be eligible for more than one (1) Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 925,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 17, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 16, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 900, s 9, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2005, ch. 481, § 32; 2006, ch. 974, § 7.