TN HB0148

Converts the Tennessee Promise completion grant program from a four-year pilot to a permanent program by removing "pilot" designations from existing law

Creates the "Tennessee Promise completion grant special account" in the state treasury, with unexpended balances and investment interest carried forward rather than reverting to the general fund

Prohibits use of state lottery proceeds for completion grants; allows funding from the special account and unexpended balances of the qualified work-based learning grant fund

Caps completion grants from the work-based learning grant fund at $250,000 per fiscal year, with a minimum $250,000 balance required on July 1 of each year

Beginning fiscal year 2025-2026, requires each college coaching initiative student to be assigned a coach and provides Pell grant-eligible students access to completion grants of up to $1,000 per semester