Eligibility

(1) In order to be eligible for an occupational educator scholarship, the Prospective Educator must: (a) Be a Tennessee resident for one (1) year immediately preceding the date of application for a scholarship; (b) Submit to the Department an application for an occupational educator scholarship; (c) Be admitted to an EPP; (d) Agree to teach occupational career and technical education courses in a Tennessee public school for a minimum of three (3) consecutive academic years; and (e) Enter into a written agreement with the state of Tennessee in which the Prospective Educator agrees to repay the scholarship to the state of Tennessee according to a repayment schedule if the Prospective Educator does not fulfill the three (3) consecutive academic years of teaching required under (d), unless it is impossible for the Prospective Educator to fulfill the requirements of (d) because of the Prospective Educator’s death or permanent disability under the standards established by T.C.A. Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 5, for determining disability for members of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System.