Appeal And Exception Process

(1) TSAC shall use the existing TSAC Appeals Panel to consider appeals and render decisions for those candidates who appeal a decision made by the IRP and for appeals made directly to TSAC. In addition to the grounds for appeal that exist for TELS as outlined in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-19, a candidate of the Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship may also appeal for continued debt cancellation following the return to teaching in a targeted setting after having left qualified teaching service without an approved deferment. The time between leaving and returning to qualified teaching service shall not exceed three (3) years. A decision of the TSAC Appeals Panel made on the merits of the appeal is the final administrative remedy available to the candidate.