TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 1, 2023

State Rep. Jay Reedy, R-Erin, has filed a bill to give most dependents of Tennessee veterans with a 100% disability rating a “waiver of tuition, maintenance fees and student activity fees,” allowing the student to attend any public state university or college for free. WATE News in Knoxville reports that generally, a veteran who has a 100% disability rating is someone who was injured while serving. They cannot work and are mostly unable to take care of themselves because of their condition. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Tennessee had more than 37,000 veterans with at least a 70% disability rating or higher.