49-10-802 - Scholarship fund for blind persons.
49-10-802. Scholarship fund for blind persons.
(a) There is created a scholarship fund for the blind, under the supervision of the state board of education.
(b) (1) All graduates of the Tennessee School for the Blind and all blind persons who are residents of this state at the time of application and who have graduated from either the Tennessee School for the Blind or from any accredited high school are eligible to receive the benefits from the scholarship fund; provided, that they meet the qualifications prescribed by the state board of education.
(2) The graduates shall be selected by the commissioners of education and human services after consultation with the superintendent of the Tennessee School for the Blind.
(3) Any graduate selected under this section may continue the study of any subject of art, science or profession in any school or institution that the graduate desires and that is approved by the commissioners of education and human services.
(4) Recipients may include candidates for any degree offered by the approved school.
(c) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each biennium.
[Acts 1951, ch. 107, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, §§ 2452.4, 2452.5); modified; Acts 1951, ch. 141, § 3 (Williams, § 2452.6); Acts 1957, ch. 29, § 1; 1961, ch. 72, § 1; 1961, ch. 254, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3014 49-3016.]