Tennessee SB 125: Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department of labor and workforce development, to study all state-funded financial aid and scholarship programs in this state to determine whether programs may be expanded to provide greater financial aid opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing a workforce credential; requires the commission to report its findings and any legislative recommendations to the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over higher education and to the education committee of the senate no later than January 15, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 50.

Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 474 
 By Vaughan 
 
SENATE BILL 125 
By Haile 
 
 
SB0125 
000744 
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; 
Title 49 and Title 50, relative to financial aid for 
individuals pursuing workforce credentials. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1. 
 (a)  The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the 
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall study: 
(1)  Each state-funded financial aid and scholarship program to determine 
whether the respective program may be expanded to provide greater financial aid 
opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing a workforce credential; and 
(2)  The number and scope of each financial aid and scholarship program 
independently offered by employers or other private entities or organizations in 
this state to increase the number of individuals with a workforce credential. 
(b)  The Commission shall report its findings and any legislative 
recommendations to the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction 
over higher education and to the education committee of the senate no later than 
January 15, 2026. 
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.