NASHVILLE — Tennessee college students could retain their lottery-funded scholarships with a 2.75 grade point average through their junior years under a $7 million proposal laid out this morning by Senate Education Committee Republicans.
The proposal is part of a $23.7 million lottery expansion package that also provides new scholarship opportunities for older, non-traditional students seeking to obtain a college education.
The GOP-backed plan reduces GPA requirements from 3.0 to 2.75 through students’ junior year.
Senate Republicans said depending on future lottery revenue growth, they could lower the requirements through students’ senior year.
Also today, the No. 3 Democrat in the Tennessee House, Democratic Caucus Chairman Randy Rinks of Savannah, announced today that he will not seek reelection.
See tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press for full coverage.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
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