Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-50-115

(a)(1) Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is a full-time employee of the state or whose parent died while employed full-time or was killed on the job or in the line of duty while a full-time employee of the state shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the tuition at any state-operated area technical vocational school or institution of higher learning.

(2) Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is a retired employee of the state who retired after a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the tuition at any state-operated area technical vocational school or institution of higher learning.