Section 1640-01-19-.15 - EXTENSION OF FIVE-YEAR TERMINATING EVENT DUE TO MEDICAL DISABILITY(1) As outlined in T.C.A. § 49-4-913, a HOPE recipient who has a documented medical disability, as verified by a licensed physician, which requires the student to attend part-time, may petition TSAC to receive an extension to the five (5) year period. Such extension may not exceed ten (10) years from the student's date of initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution.(2) Documentation from the licensed physician must include a statement that affirms the student's medical disability and reason(s) the student must attend part-time. The extension will be granted one (1) year at a time and documentation must be provided to TSAC prior to the beginning of the academic term in which the part-time status is being applied for. The extension will be reviewed on an annual basis and a determination made of the student's eligibility for the extension.(3) A student with a medical disability whose five (5) year period has expired may appeal to TSAC to have the award reinstated, provided the student has maintained eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship. A student whose eligibility has expired may receive up to an additional five (5) years, or the number of years remaining that will equal ten (10) years from initial enrollment, whichever is less.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-19-.15
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. Repeal and new rule filed November 20, 2007; effective March 28, 2008. Amendment filed January 30, 2009; effective May 29, 2009. Amendments filed August 7, 2023; effective 11/5/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-708, 49-4-904, 49-4-905, and 49-4-913.