Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-13-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) Deceased state employee: A person who at
the time of their death was a state employee, as defined in this
chapter.
(2) Eligible student: A
child of a state employee, retired state employee, or deceased state employee,
as defined in this chapter, under the age of twenty-four (24) who is:
(a) The natural child or legally adopted
child of the employee;
(b) The
stepchild of the employee living with the employee in a parent/child
relationship, or did so prior to the employee's death; or
(c) Otherwise eligible and living in a
parent/child relationship with the employee, or did so prior to the employee's
death, such as a child of deceased parents raised by a grandparent who is, or
was, a state employee.
(3) Full-time employee: An employee who is:
(a) Classified as "full-time" and scheduled
to work one thousand nine hundred and fifty (1,950) hours or more per fiscal
year; or
(b) Regardless of
classification, scheduled to work one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours per
fiscal year and receives employment benefits provided to all full-time
employees.
(4) Retired
state employee: A state employee, as defined in this chapter, who retired after
a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service to the
state.
(5) State Employee: A
full-time employee, as defined in this chapter, of the various departments,
agencies, boards, and commissions of Tennessee state government, including
those in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, but excluding
non-state government entities that contract to perform a responsibility that
would otherwise be the duty of state government, local boards of education,
quasi-governmental entities, local public bodies, arms or instrumentalities of
the counties and municipalities, or political subdivisions of the
state.
(6) State institution of
higher education or Institution: Any institution operated by the Board of
Trustees of the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee Board of Regents, or one
of the six (6) state university boards in Tennessee which offers courses of
instruction beyond the high school level.
(7) Tuition: A fee charged to students
enrolled in courses for credit which is calculated based on the number of
credit hours for which the student enrolls. Tuition does not include the cost
of books or other course materials, dormitory or housing charges, meal plans,
application fees, student activity fees, debt service fees, off-campus
facilities fees, parking fees, traffic fines, or fees assessed by an
institution that directly support the department offering the course such as
applied music fees, lab fees, or other course fees.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยง 8-50-115.
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