Tennessee § 4-31-1001 - Short title.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-31-1001 — Short title., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-31-1001. Short title.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Lottery Funds for Education Projects Loan Act of 2003.” Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 5. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 8 provided that: “The provisions of this act 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 act unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act.” Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 9 provided that: “Tennessee HOPE scholarships, Tennessee HOPE access grants, General Assembly Merit Scholarships, and supplemental awards under § 49-4-915 , shall be awarded under the provisions of this act only to those eligible students who graduate from a Tennessee high school, complete high school in a Tennessee home school program, or obtain a GED, after January 1, 2003, but prior to July 1, 2005, and who enroll in and attend an elgible postsecondary institution before January 1, 2006. Such students shall be eligible to receive such scholarships and grants in accordance with § 49-4-913 or § 49-4-920 , as such provisions are applicable to the scholarship or grant the student is receiving.” Cross-References. Law enforcement efforts, § 39-15-413 . Lotteries, Tenn. Const., art. XI, § 5. Lotteries, chain letters and pyramid clubs, § 39-17-506 . Lottery not gambling, § 8-47-127 . Lottery sales, title 39, chapter 17, part 6. Possession of gambling device or record, forfeiture, § 39-17-505 . State lottery proceeds, title 49, chapter 4, part 9. Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, §§ 4-51-132 , 4-51-133 . Tennessee Education Lottery Implementation Law, title 4, chapter 51.
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