Section 1640-01-19-.03 - APPLICATION PROCESS(1) The FAFSA shall be the application for all first-year TELS awards and the FAFSA, or Renewal FAFSA, shall be the means by which eligible students reapply for TELS awards after their initial year of eligibility. The FAFSA must be submitted by mail or electronically as directed in the FAFSA instructions. Regardless of the adjusted gross income attributable to the student, the student is required to complete the FAFSA for each academic year to apply for and receive a TELS award.(2) Application deadlines shall be determined by the TSAC Executive Director and published on TSAC's website. It is the responsibility of the student to submit the FAFSA in a timely manner to ensure it is received by the published deadlines.(3) The TSAC Executive Director is authorized to modify published deadlines for well-documented extraordinary cause, where necessary to protect the public interest.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-19-.03
Original rule filed December 29, 2003; effective April 29, 2004. Public necessity rule filed October 4, 2005; effective through March 18, 2006. Public necessity rules 1640-01-19-.01 through 1640-01-19-.26 filed October 4, 2005, expired on March 18, 2006. On March 19, 2006, rules 1640-01-19-.01 through 1640-01-19-.26 reverted to rules in effect on October 3, 2005. Repeal and new rule filed November 9, 2005; effective March 30, 2006. Public necessity rule filed November 20, 2007; effective through May 3, 2008. Amendment filed November 20, 2007; effective March 28, 2008. Amendment filed January 30, 2009; effective May 29, 2009. Amendment filed December 19, 2014; effective March 19, 2015. Amendments filed October 31, 2018; effective January 29, 2019. Amendments filed January 29, 2020; effective April 28, 2020. Amendments filed April 27, 2021; effective July 26, 2021. Amendments filed August 7, 2023; effective 11/5/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-903, 49-4-924, and 49-4-930.