Section 1640-01-19-.12 - MILITARY MOBILIZATION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS(1) Members of the United States Armed Services, National Guard, or Armed Forces Reserves receiving a TELS award who are mobilized for active duty during a semester that is already in progress shall be granted a personal leave of absence by the eligible postsecondary institution the student is attending and shall not have their TELS award eligibility negatively impacted.(2) If, as a result of being mobilized, a student elects to completely withdraw from an eligible postsecondary institution, then the hours attempted during the semester will not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining future TELS award eligibility.(3) Upon re-enrollment within one (1) year following mobilization, the student's TELS award eligibility will resume as if no break in enrollment had occurred and shall retain TELS award eligibility until a terminating event as described in T.C.A. § 49-4-913 occurs.(4) An eligible postsecondary institution shall be authorized to consider a request for a leave of absence from a student whose spouse, child, father, or mother is mobilized for active duty as a valid basis for a personal leave of absence. This request shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this rule. If the request is granted the student shall receive the same accommodations described above.(5) A Tennessee resident attending an out-of-state institution who is otherwise eligible shall not have their TELS award eligibility negatively impacted by military mobilization upon their return to the state as a transfer student attending an eligible postsecondary institution.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-19-.12
Original rule filed December 29, 2003; effective April 29, 2004. Public necessity rule filed October 4, 2005; effective through March 18, 2006. Public necessity rules 1640-01-19-.01 through 1640-01-19-.26 filed October 4, 2005, expired on March 18, 2006. On March 19, 2006, rules 1640-01-19-.01 through 1640-01-19-.26 reverted to rules in effect on October 3, 2005. Repeal and new rule filed November 9, 2005; effective March 30, 2006. Public necessity rule filed November 30, 2006; expired May 14, 2007. Amendment filed November 30, 2006; effective March 30, 2007. Public necessity rule filed November 20, 2007; effective through May 3, 2008. Repeal and new rule filed November 20, 2007; effective March 28, 2008. Public necessity rule filed October 23, 2008; effective through April 6, 2009. Public necessity rule filed October 23, 2008 and effective through April 6, 2009, expired on April 7, 2009; rule reverted to its previous status. Amendments filed January 30, 2009; effective May 29, 2009. Amendments filed December 1, 2009; effective May 31, 2010. Repeal and new rule filed December 19, 2014; effective March 19, 2015. Amendments filed April 27, 2021; effective July 26, 2021. Amendments filed August 7, 2023; effective 11/5/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-903, 49-4-913, 49-4-919, and 49-4-924.