Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0930-02-01-.04 - SCOPE OF STRONG ACT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
(1)
Payments of STRONG Act tuition reimbursement must be paid directly to an
educational institution and not to the Tennessee National Guard
member.
(2) When the Board approves
an eligible service member's application for STRONG Act tuition reimbursement,
and the service member is attending a public educational institution, the
Department of Military shall pay the educational institution an amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the maximum resident in-state tuition charged by
the institution for the type of program (certificate or diploma, bachelor's, or
master's) attended, less all other state or federal financial assistance as
described in T.C.A. §
49-4-1005.
Such financial assistance must be credited first to the service member's
tuition, subject to T.C.A. §
49-4-1005.
(3) Notwithstanding 0930-02-01-.04(2), for
service members attending a private two-year college, the amount of STRONG Act
tuition reimbursement paid is the average cost of tuition at the public
two-year postsecondary institutions, as determined by the Tennessee Higher
Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, less all
other financial assistance received by the service member. For service members
attending a private four-year college or university the amount paid is the
average cost of tuition at the public four-year universities, as determined by
the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance
Corporation, less all other financial assistance received by the service
member. Such financial assistance must be credited first to the amount of the
average tuition, subject to T.C.A. §
49-4-1005.
(4) Notwithstanding 0930-02-01-.04(2) and
(3), for service members enrolled in a vocational or technical program at a
public or private educational institution for the purpose of attaining a
certificate or diploma, the amount of reimbursement shall not exceed one
hundred percent (100%) of the tuition, as defined in
0930-02-01-.02(1)(e),
for the specific program for which the member is seeking reimbursement, at a
public educational institution, less all other financial assistance received by
the service member.
(5) STRONG Act
tuition reimbursement amounts which a service member may be eligible to receive
under this part must be offset and reduced by the aggregate amount of state and
federal education financial assistance received by the service member during
the semester or educational term for which STRONG Act tuition reimbursement is
sought, unless federal law or regulation requires otherwise, in which case
federal priority controls. Examples of such federal and state tuition
assistance include, but are not limited to, the Tennessee Promise scholarship,
the Tennessee Reconnect grant, the Tennessee HOPE scholarship, and similar
state assistance, as such assistance programs or grants may be amended, as well
as Tennessee student assistance awards, the federal Pell grant, Montgomery GI
Bill benefits, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and federal tuition assistance
program benefits.
(6) Service
members who are eligible for FTA as defined herein must apply for and use any
tuition awarded through FTA.
(7)
The above provisions apply to any STRONG Act tuition reimbursement paid to both
public and private educational institutions.
Notes
Authority: Chapter 447 of the Public Acts of 2004, Chapter 229 of the Public Acts of 2017, Chapter 216 of the Public Acts of 2021, and T.C.A. §§ 49-4-1001, et seq., and 58-1-101, et seq.
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