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These rules implement the provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1 in Public Chapter 1095 of the 1990 Public Acts and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1 in Public Chapter 939 of the 1992 Public Acts (hereinafter called "the Act"). The Act enables children under the age of twenty-four (24) to receive a twenty-five percent (25%) discount on tuition at any state operated institution of higher learning if their parent (1) is employed as a full-time licensed teacher in any public school in Tennessee or as a full-time employee of the State of Tennessee, (2) is a retired employee of the State of Tennessee who retired after a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service, (3) was killed in the line of duty while a full-time employee of the State of Tennessee, or (4) died while a full-time employee, though not "in the line of duty". Tuition includes undergraduate maintenance fees, technology center program fees and technology access fees; it does not include application for admission fees, student activity fees, debt service fees, lab fees, applied music fees, books and supplies, dormitory charges or meal plans. Guidelines and procedures for administration of this program are printed on the reverse side of the Request for Public Higher Education Fee Discount for Dependents of Certified Public School Teachers form. These forms are available from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.