HB2739 - Tennessee: Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Companion Bill SB3573. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Awards the Tennessee HOPE scholarship to nontraditional students retroactively for the semester hours attempted in order to receive the scholarship; applies to nontraditional students initially becoming eligible for the scholarship in academic year 2008-2009 and academic years thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB2739 / SB3573Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by $517,000 in FY08-09 and by $568,700 in FY09-10. Bill Summary for *HB2739 / SB3573 Under present law, a nontraditional student (a student who is at least 25 years of age and who enrolls in an eligible postsecondary institution as an entering freshman after July 1, 2005) is eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship [...]

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