Section 1720-02-08-.03 - NOTICE(1) Athletic Grant-in-Aid. (a) Whenever the Athletic Department proposes that the financial assistance be terminated within the contract period, the student shall be notified in writing by the Director of Financial Aid of the proposed termination. The notice shall contain the reasons for termination, the student's right to a hearing in accordance with the contested case provision of the Administrative Procedures Act or in accordance with the provisions hereinafter provided.(b) Whenever athletic financial assistance is not to be renewed at the end of the contract period the student shall be notified of his/her right to a hearing, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, before the Scholarship Committee. (Article 3, Section 4 (d)).(2) Financial Aid. Whenever financial aid is to be modified or terminated, the student shall be notified of the reasons for the proposed modification or termination and of the right to appeal by contacting the Director of Financial Aid. If the Director of Financial Aid is unable to amiably resolve the student's appeal, it shall proceed as follows:(a) If the appeal concerns interpretation of policy, the student shall be afforded the right of further appeal through the Director's Review Committee and the Associate Provost for Academic Services to the Chancellor.(b) If the appeal concerns a disputed question of fact, the student shall be advised of the right to a hearing before the Scholarships Committee or in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-08-.03
Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed July 29, 1983; effective October 14, 1983. Repeated by Public Chapter 575; effective July 1, 1986. New rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986.Authority: Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5 and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.