1. (1) To apply to participate in the Program, an Applicant shall fully complete the Standard Application Form available through the Department’s website or through the Department’s office by the deadline set by the Department.

   1. (a) The Department may assist an Applicant in filing the Standard Application Form.
   2. (b) If the student is over eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application, the student’s parent or guardian may not apply to the Program on behalf of the student unless the student’s parent or guardian attaches proof of a power of attorney, created in accordance with T.C.A. §§ 34-6-101 et seq., or a conservatorship, created in accordance with §§ 34-3-101 et seq., demonstrating that the student’s educational and financial decision-making rights have been transferred to his or her parent or guardian.
2. (2) The Department shall make a determination of eligibility to participate in the Program and notify the Applicant.
3. (3) Once a completed Standard Application Form has been approved by the Department, the Applicant shall complete the enrollment procedures set by the Department to become enrolled in the Program, including execution of an Agreement to participate in the Program.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 34-3-101, et seq.; 34-6-101, et seq.; 49-1-302; and 49-10-1405. Administrative History: Emergency rules filed October 28, 2016; effective through April 26, 2017. Emergency rules superseded by new rules filed September 2, 2016; effective December 1, 2016. Emergency rules filed September 22, 2017; effective through March 21, 2018. Amendments filed December 21, 2017; effective March 21, 2018. Amendments filed October 25, 2018; effective January 23, 2019. Amendments filed January 22, 2020; to have become effective April 21, 2020. However, the State Board of Education filed a 34-day stay of the effective date of the rules; new effective date May 25, 2020. Amendments filed December 27, 2021; effective March 27, 2022.