1. (1) If a student receives a Tennessee Promise Scholarship award and it is later determined that the award or some portion of the award was made in error, the student or the postsecondary institution may be required to repay the amount awarded in error.
2. (2) If TSAC determines that the error was through no fault of the student, the student will not be required to repay the amount of the payment made in error.
3. (3) Repayment from the student will be required if TSAC determines that fraud was committed by, or the error was the fault of, the student. When repayment is required, the student may not receive additional student aid from TSAC until repayment is made.
4. (4) Repayment from the eligible postsecondary institution will be required if TSAC determines that the error was the fault of the institution.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, and 49-4-708. Administrative History: Emergency rule filed August 14, 2014; effective through February 10, 2015. Original rule filed August 14, 2014; effective November 12, 2014. Amendments filed August 7, 2023; effective November 5, 2023. Rule was previously numbered 1640-01-26-.15 but was renumbered 1640-01-26-.14 with the deletion of rule 1640-01-26-.05 filed November 22, 2024; effective February 20, 2025.