Education, Higher - As introduced, terminates the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation (TSAC); requires the Tennessee higher education commission to be the governing board for TSAC; changes the name of the "Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant" to "TennesseeWORKS scholarship." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.

HB 1324 transfers governance of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) from its current board to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, effective July 1, 2025. It also changes the name of the "Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant" to "TennesseeWORKS scholarship" throughout state law, including in sections governing scholarship eligibility and administration. The bill makes technical updates to align references with the new name and clarifies TSAC's operational structure as a division under the Higher Education Commission. These changes affect TSAC's management, scholarship programs, and related funding mechanisms without introducing new funding or altering student eligibility criteria. The bill primarily corrects existing statutory language and reorganizes administrative oversight.