TN HB0704

Expands eligibility for Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants and Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grants to include certain private, nonprofit technical schools that have been located in Tennessee for at least 75 consecutive years and are accredited by the Council on Occupational Education

Eligible private institutions must offer diploma, certificate, and associate degree programs, plus a baccalaureate degree through an articulation agreement with a regionally accredited postsecondary institution

Students at eligible private institutions receiving the Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant would receive the average cost of tuition and mandatory fees at Tennessee colleges of applied technology, minus other gift aid

Gift aid for purposes of these grants includes federal Pell grants, Tennessee student assistance awards, and any scholarship or grant funded from state lottery proceeds

Takes effect July 1, 2025, applying to the 2025-2026 academic year and thereafter