Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-32-.01 - DEFINITIONS

The following definitions are to be used for Chapter 1640-01-32:

(1) Academic year: Three (3) consecutive semesters beginning with a fall semester and including the spring and summer semesters immediately succeeding the fall semester.

(2) Act: Chapter 381 of the Public Acts of 2023, as set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-701.

(3) Approved Educator Preparation Program (EPP): This term is defined in the Act.

(4) Critical shortage subject area: This term is defined in the Act.

(5) Default: The failure of a candidate in repayment status to make a minimum of one (1) installment payment during a period of two hundred seventy (270) consecutive calendar days.

(6) Deferment: A period of time in which the candidate's payments may be postponed, pursuant to section .05(5) of this Rule.

(7) Eligible candidate: This term is defined in the Act.

(8) FAFSA: This term is defined in T.C.A. § 49-4-902.

(9) Full-time enrollment: The number of semester hours required for full-time enrollment in an Approved EPP as determined by the postsecondary institution attended.

(10) Full-time teaching: A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the candidate's weekly workload is devoted to teaching, exclusive of administrative, teaching assistance, after-school programs, counseling, or other assigned duties.

(11) Full year of teaching service: Two (2) semesters of full-time teaching. Candidates must teach at least ninety (90) days each semester and one hundred eighty (180) calendar days for the academic year.

(12) Gift aid: This term is defined in the Act.

(13) Grace period: A period of up to one (1) year that begins on the date the candidate completes the Approved EPP.

(14) IRP: Institutional Review Panel.

(15) Part-time enrollment: The number of semester hours required for part-time enrollment in an Approved EPP as determined by the postsecondary institution attended.

(16) Promissory note: A signed statement certifying the candidate's intent to become a teacher in a targeted setting for at least four (4) consecutive years and their obligation to repay the loan should they fail to complete the Approved EPP or fulfill the teaching requirements.

(17) Targeted setting: This term is defined in the Act.

(18) TELS: Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship.

(19) Tuition and mandatory fees: The tuition and mandatory fees required for the enrollment or attendance of a student at an eligible postsecondary institution that are charged to all students for coursework leading to completion of an approved undergraduate EPP, and do not include fees charged for TN eCampus, online courses, specific programs of study, books, or supplies even if such fees are considered necessary for enrollment.

(20) TSAC: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-32-.01

New rules filed February 21, 2024; effective 5/21/2024.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-204 and 49-4-701.