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

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

To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student seeking a 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: Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a); and Be admitted to the institution in a program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. 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. 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. Until receipt of the certificate or diploma, a student shall reapply each academic year for the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. An eligible student may receive a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant for all course work required by the institution for a program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants may not be used for continuing education courses. 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. No student shall be eligible for more than one (1) Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 1; 2005, ch. 481, § 32; 2006, ch. 974, § 7; 2013, ch. 473, § 13; 2014, ch. 900, § 9. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 974, § 3 provided that the provisions of the act shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to the act, unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act. Acts 2006, ch. 974, § 5 provided that a student may apply for the retroactive award of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship for any semester of the 2005-2006 academic year in which the student would have qualified for a scholarship under the act, had the provisions of the act been in effect during that academic year. TSAC may award the scholarship retroactively, if the student meets all applicable requirements for the scholarship. Acts 2013, ch. 453, § 52 provided that: “(a) For students who first received the Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant or Tennessee HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students before the fall semester of 2009, award amounts for the 2013-2014 academic year (two semesters) shall be: “(1) $4,000 for an eligible student under the HOPE scholarship award or HOPE nontraditional scholarship award pursuant to § 49-4-914(a) ; “(2) $2,000 for an eligible student under the HOPE scholarship award pursuant to § 49-4-914(b) ; “(3) $1,500 for an eligible student under the ASPIRE need-based supplemental award pursuant to § 49-4-915 ; and “(4) $1,000 for an eligible student under the General Assembly Merit Scholar supplemental award pursuant to § 49-4-916 . “(b) For students who first received the Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant or Tennessee HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students beginning the fall semester of 2009 or thereafter, award amounts for the 2013-2014 academic year shall be: “(1) $2,000 per semester for an eligible student under the HOPE scholarship award or HOPE nontraditional scholarship award pursuant to § 49-4-914(a) ; “(2) $1,000 per semester for an eligible student under the HOPE scholarship award pursuant to § 49-4-914(b) ; “(3) $750 per semester for an eligible student under the ASPIRE need-based supplemental award pursuant to § 49-4-915 ; “(4) $500 per semester for an eligible student under the General Assembly Merit Scholar supplemental award pursuant to § 49-4-916 ; and “(5) Pursuant to the provisions of § 49-4-920 , the award amount for an eligible student under the Tennessee HOPE access grant shall be $1,375 per semester at four-year schools and $875 per semester at two-year schools. “(c) The 2013-2014 award amount for an eligible student under the Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant pursuant to § 49-4-921 shall be $2,000. “(d) The 2013-2014 award amount for an eligible student under the Tennessee HOPE foster child tuition grant shall be determined under the provisions of § 49-4-933 . “(e) The 2013-2014 award amount shall be $1,000 per semester for successful completion of twelve (12) or more semester hours for an eligible student under the Helping Heroes Grant pursuant to § 49-4-938 ; provided, however, that the total amount expended for Helping Heroes Grants shall not exceed $750,000. “(f) The 2013-2014 award amount shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of § 49-4-939 for an eligible student under the Tennessee Rural Health scholarship; provided, however, that the total amount expended for Tennessee Rural Health scholarships shall not exceed $300,000. “(g) The 2013-2014 award amount shall be determined by the Tennessee student assistance corporation in accordance with § 49-4-930 for an eligible student under the dual enrollment grant.” For the preamble to the act concerning the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014, please refer to Acts 2014, ch. 900.