Section 49-4-913 - HOPE scholarship - Terminating events(a) Except as set forth in §§ 49-4-919, 49-4-930, 49-4-931 and 49-4-937, a student may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship until the first of the following events: (1) The student has earned an advanced degree; or(2) Five (5) years have passed from the date of the student's initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary limiting the receipt of a HOPE scholarship to a five-year period beginning at the time of a student's initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution, a student who has a documented medical disability and whose eligibility for a HOPE scholarship has not terminated due to meeting another limitation on eligibility applicable to the student under this section, may petition for an extension of the five-year period if, because of the disability, the student can only attend an eligible postsecondary institution part-time. Such extension shall not extend beyond ten (10) years from the date of the student's initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution. TSAC shall promulgate rules and regulations for the approval of extensions of time for receipt of a HOPE scholarship because of medical disabilities. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 368, s 7, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 36, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 900, s 5, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1142, § 7; 2011 , ch. 427, § 3; 2011 , ch. 437, § 2.