HB4165 - Tennessee - Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Companion Bill SB3229. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Creates new lottery scholarship programs for students preparing to become teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for HB4165 / *SB3229Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by $5,502,500 in FY09-10. Estimates for FY10-11 and subsequent fiscal years are unknown because they are dependent upon the amount of the scholarships, as to be determined in the General Appropriations Act each year. Bill Summary for HB4165 / *SB3229 This bill creates a scholarship program, the Tennessee Quality Teacher Fellowship (TQTF), which will be funded by lottery proceeds and will consist of the TQTF fifth year scholarship program, the TQTF college scholarship program, and the TQTF innovation scholarship. [...]

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