Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0090-03-.04 - STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF COURSEWORK

(1) The Commissioner shall have the authority to review and either accept or deny credit for courses based upon the criteria established in Rule 0090-03-.01.

(2) Educational courses submitted for approval shall list the following:

(a) Title of course;

(b) Class length (in hours);

(c) Alarm classification to which course is applicable;

(d) Synopsis of course;

(e) Reference materials used with the course;

(f) Author and employment affiliation; and

(g) Related courses (if any).

(3) Course material and information shall be submitted to the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall accept or reject the materials and information presented based upon their compliance with these rules.

(4) All correspondence regarding materials submitted for evaluation by the Commissioner shall be considered public record. However, nothing in this rule shall adversely affect copyrighted material.

(5) The Commissioner reserves the right to issue course approvals for periods of less than four (4) years.

(6) Course providers shall resubmit their courses for approval at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the applicable expiration date. Failure to meet this deadline may result in the non-approval of a course.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0090-03-.04

Original rule filed January 14, 1993; effective February 28, 1993. Amendment filed October 17, 1994; effective December 30, 1994. Amendment filed May 26, 2009; effective August 9, 2009. Amendments filed March 22, 2023; effective 6/20/2023.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-32-307, 62-32-313(c), and 62-32-316(b).