Introduction

(1) These rules implement the Minority Teaching Fellows Program (MTFP) authorized by T.C.A. § 49-4-706 in Public Chapter 202 of the 1989 Public Acts (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). The Act provides for a fellowship award for minority Tennesseans who are preparing to become teachers. Recipients who become public school teachers in Tennessee shall receive forgiveness of the fellowship balance based on one (1) year’s teaching service for each year the fellowship was awarded. The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) shall administer the program under regulations and criteria developed jointly with the Tennessee State Board of Education and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).