Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-04-.03

Current through September 10, 2024

Section 1540-01-04-.03 - LIMITATIONS

(1) Fee waivers not certified as exempt under Rule 1540-01-04-.02(3) are limited to one (1) course at a time. Fees will not be waived for non-credit or correspondence courses. Employees are not eligible for fee waivers at more than one (1) institution at a time.

(2) Fees and charges that will not be waived include the cost of books or other course materials that are retained by the student, application fees, off-campus facilities fees, parking fees, traffic fines, and fees assessed that are applied to the cost of the course or that directly support the department offering the course such as applied music fees, lab fees, fees assessed to offset the cost of offering distance education courses or courses offered in a particular discipline.

(3) Fees will not be waived for programs for which part-time or course by course enrollment is prohibited as determined by the institutions. Examples include, but are not limited to, programs of law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.

(4) The fee waiver program described in this Rule 1540-01-04 may not be used in conjunction with any other fee waiver or discount program.

(5) At the time of enrollment, the employee must have a completed state employee fee waiver form signed by the employer certifying that the applicant is a full-time employee with at least six (6) months of continuous service. Forms are available at the institutions or on the Commission's website https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/legal-and-external-affairs/redirect-legal-and-external-affairs/fee-waiver-and-fee-discount-programs/fee-waiver.html.

(6) Enrollment may be limited or denied by the institution on an individual basis according to space availability.

(7) No tuition paying student shall be denied enrollment in a course because of state employee enrollments pursuant to this fee waiver program.

(8) Rights and privileges provided to full-time employees of the institutions pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-7-116 shall not be affected or diminished by the provisions of this fee waiver program.

(9) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission shall develop a methodology for allocating appropriations to reimburse institutions for fees waived pursuant to this program.

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-04-.03

Original rule filed September 6, 1990; effective December 29, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed August 31, 2004; effective December 29, 2004. Amendments filed March 7, 2018; effective 6/5/2018.

Authority: T.C.A. § 8-50-114.