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Panel OKs letting candidate‑status colleges access HOPE scholarships while awaiting final accreditation

2702123 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted unanimously to allow institutions that have been granted candidacy for regional accreditation to participate in the HOPE scholarship while they await final accreditation steps.

A bill to permit institutions of higher education that have been granted candidacy for regional accreditation to participate in Tennessee’s HOPE scholarship while they complete final due‑diligence steps advanced from the Education Committee by an 8‑0 vote.

Leader Johnson told the committee that candidacy is…

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