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.

SB 1312 transfers governance of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) from its separate board to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, effective July 1, 2025. It renames the "Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant" program to "TennesseeWORKS scholarship" throughout state code, updating all references to this existing scholarship. The bill makes no changes to program eligibility, funding, or student benefits - only administrative structure and the program's official name.