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| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | SENATE BILL 125 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Haile | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | HOUSE BILL 474 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Vaughan | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | HB0474 | |
| 10 | 10 | 000744 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; | |
| 14 | 14 | Title 49 and Title 50, relative to financial aid for | |
| 15 | 15 | individuals pursuing workforce credentials. | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 1. | |
| 19 | 19 | (a) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the | |
| 20 | 20 | Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall study: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) Each state-funded financial aid and scholarship program to determine | |
| 22 | 22 | whether the respective program may be expanded to provide greater financial aid | |
| 23 | 23 | opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing a workforce credential; and | |
| 24 | 24 | (2) The number and scope of each financial aid and scholarship program | |
| 25 | 25 | independently offered by employers or other private entities or organizations in | |
| 26 | 26 | this state to increase the number of individuals with a workforce credential. | |
| 27 | 27 | (b) The Commission shall report its findings and any legislative | |
| 28 | 28 | recommendations to the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction | |
| 29 | 29 | over higher education and to the education committee of the senate no later than | |
| 30 | 30 | January 15, 2026. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |