Amends TCA Title 49.
Tennessee HB1227 amends various provisions related to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and the Tennessee Promise scholarship program. It expands the criteria for quality non-degree credentials to include registered apprenticeships and occupational licensure, applies candidate search requirements to THEC's executive director position, and allows THEC to approve separate tuition and fee policies for individual institutions. Additionally, the bill delegates certain approval powers to THEC's executive director and establishes a formal process for identifying capital investment needs for higher education.
Tennessee HB1227 amends various provisions related to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and the Tennessee Promise scholarship program. It expands the criteria for quality non-degree credentials to include registered apprenticeships and occupational licensure, applies candidate search requirements to THEC's executive director position, and allows THEC to approve separate tuition and fee policies for individual institutions. Additionally, the bill delegates certain approval powers to THEC's executive director and establishes a formal process for identifying capital investment needs for higher education.
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Hicks, Gary
114th General Assembly
February 6, 2025
April 30, 2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 186