(a)
(1) Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is a full-time employee of the state or whose parent died while employed full-time or was killed on the job or in the line of duty while a full-time employee of the state shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the tuition at any state-operated area technical vocational school or institution of higher learning.
(2) Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is a retired employee of the state who retired after a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the tuition at any state-operated area technical vocational school or institution of higher learning.
(b) The Tennessee higher education commission is hereby directed, authorized and empowered to promulgate and adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this section. Such rules and regulations are subject to approval by the department of human resources.
(c) Any reimbursements to a state-operated institution of higher learning for the tuition discounts provided by this section shall be limited to those funds specifically appropriated for that purpose in the general appropriations act. Such reimbursement shall be limited to providing for the discount on tuition provided for in this section.
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