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 TENNESSEE EDUCATION LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CHAPTER 1640-01-19 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.