HB2887 - Tennessee - Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Changes Tennessee HOPE scholarship eligibility requirement for home schooled students from being home schooled at least the last two years of high school to being home schooled at least the last year of high school; permits retroactive award of scholarship for academic year 2007-2008 to home schooled students who would have qualified in that academic year, if the one-year requirement had been in place. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by approximately $400,000 per year.