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TSAC updates scholarship rules (Step‑Up, Promise, Reconnect, Middle College); committee approves several amendments
Summary
The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation presented amendments to multiple scholarship and grant rules—Step‑Up, Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect and Middle College—addressing timing, eligibility clarifications and federal FAFSA changes; the committee approved the package after votes.
The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation presented a package of rule amendments Jan. 27 covering four separate programs: the Step‑Up Scholarship (for students with intellectual disabilities), Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect and the Middle College scholarship. The Government Operations committee approved the rules after members received explanations and asked clarifying questions.
TSAC’s Lou Haneman and staff said the Step‑Up rule changes give the TSAC executive director limited flexibility to adjust application deadlines for exigent circumstances, clarify the 16‑month…
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