(a) 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:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-4-921
Academic year: means three (3) consecutive semesters beginning with a fall semester and including the spring and summer semesters immediately succeeding the fall semester. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
Continuous enrollment: means a student is enrolled in the fall and spring semesters of a single academic year. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
diploma: means a credential, other than a degree, the receipt of which indicates satisfactory completion of training in an eligible program of study offered by an eligible postsecondary institution. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
Eligible program of study: means , beginning with the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year:(A) A curriculum of courses leading to a certificate or diploma at a Tennessee college of applied technology. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant: means a grant for coursework in an eligible program of study at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded under this part. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
(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.
