Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0930 - Military Department
Chapter 0930-02-01 - Rules for Implementation of the "Tennessee Support, Training and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsman (Strong) Act of 2017"
Section 0930-02-01-.08 - CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR STRONG ACT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0930-02-01-.08
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Eligibility of members to seek tuition reimbursement through this program extends to each eligible member for the full semester-hour limit of each type of program (certificate or diploma, bachelor's, and master's), meaning members may utilize the STRONG Act for multiple degrees and certificates upon demonstration of continued eligibility, subject to availability of funding and Department guidelines.
(2) Eligibility for STRONG Act tuition reimbursement will permanently cease as to the individual program for which the member is seeking reimbursement upon the advent of any of the following conditions:
(a) For members seeking
reimbursement for studies toward a first bachelor's degree:
1. The service member has attempted one
hundred twenty (120) credit semester hours, inclusive of any postsecondary
credit hours earned prior to receipt of STRONG Act tuition reimbursement;
or
2. The service member has
completed eight (8) full-time semesters, as defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-1003(b),
or the equivalent of a semester if the educational institution is on a system
other than a semester system, as defined in T.C.A. §
49-4-1003(c);
or
3. The service member has earned
a first bachelor's degree.
(b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), for
members seeking reimbursement for studies toward a first master's degree:
1. The service member has attempted forty
(40) semester hours, inclusive of any post-baccalaureate semester hours earned
prior to receipt of STRONG Act tuition reimbursement; or
2. The service member has earned a first
master's degree.
(c)
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) and (b), for members seeking reimbursement
for studies toward a certificate or diploma from a vocational or technical
program,
1. The member has attempted
twenty-four (24) semester hours, or the equivalent, toward a certificate or
diploma from a vocational or technical program, inclusive of any semester hours
earned in that same vocational or technical program prior to receipt of STRONG
Act tuition reimbursement.
2. It is
not required that tuition reimbursement under this part apply toward a member's
first certificate from a vocational or technical program.
(d) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) and
(b), a member who is enrolled in an officerproducing program at an educational
institution is exempt from the semester and semester-hour limits for tuition
reimbursement under this part for up to thirty (30) additional semester hours
for the limited purpose of allowing the member to complete the courses required
to accept a commission upon graduation with the member's first bachelor's or
master's degree.
(e) Eligibility
will cease when a service member is not in good standing as defined in this
Rule.
(f) Eligibility will cease
when a service member is not currently active as defined in this
Rule.
(g) All service members
applying for tuition reimbursement through this Program are subject to the
statutory limitations and conditions as provided in T.C.A. §
49-4-1005.
Should a service member fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress and a
minimum of a 2.0 grade point average for undergraduate programs, or a 3.0 grade
point average for master's programs, or for vocational or technical programs, a
minimum of a 2.0 grade point average, or academic good standing, as determined
by the institution, if grade point averages are not utilized by the
institution, he or she will become ineligible for tuition reimbursement.
However, the service member may regain eligibility for tuition reimbursement at
the end of any subsequent semester in which satisfactory academic progress and
the required grade point average are established and the service member is
deemed to meet all other requirements for STRONG Act reimbursement as
determined by the Board.
Authority: Chapter 447 of the Public Acts of 2004, Chapter 229 of the Public Acts of 2017, Chapter 216 of the Public Acts of 2021, and T.C.A. §§ 49-4-1001, et seq., and 58-1-101, et seq.
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