49-4-1006 - Qualification of nonresidents for benefits.

49-4-1006. Qualification of nonresidents for benefits.

Any active member of the Tennessee national guard who is not a Tennessee resident shall qualify for the tuition assistance benefits provided by this part subject to the following conditions:

     (1)  The member is enrolled in an educational institution within the state;

     (2)  The tuition assistance benefits provided to the member who is an out-of-state resident shall not exceed the amount of in-state tuition assistance the member would receive if the member were a Tennessee resident; and

     (3)  The tuition assistance benefits provided to the member who is enrolled at a private college or university shall not exceed the amount of in-state tuition assistance the member would receive if the member were enrolled at a state-supported educational institution.

[Acts 2004, ch. 477, § 6.]