Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-02-.11 - CERTIFIED TRAINERS

(1) Any individual who seeks to provide training to a security guard/officer in the use of nonlethal weapons must qualify as a certified trainer in accordance with T.C.A. § 62-35-126 and this rule.

(2) Any individual who wishes to become a certified trainer shall submit an application to the Commissioner on the prescribed form. The application shall include:

(a) The full name and business address of the applicant;

(b) Date and place of birth;

(c) Three (3) sets of classifiable fingerprints;

(d) Disclosure of any affiliation with a contract security company or proprietary security organization;

(e) Identification of the classifications of training that are set out below that the applicant desires to administer:

1. Unarmed general training;

2. Firearms training;

3. Baton training;

4. Chemical spray training; and/or

5. Stun gun training;

(f) A resume outlining the education and experience of the applicant, including descriptions of all employment or occupations engaged in during the immediate past five (5) years;

(g) Any documentary evidence of qualifications to conduct the training required by the Act, such as:

1. An instructor's certificate issued by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission;

2. An instructor's certificate issued by a federal, United States military, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency;

3. An instructor's certificate issued by the National Rifle Association;

4. For each type of nonlethal weapons training which the applicant desires to provide, a certificate showing that the applicant has completed a course in the instruction of persons in the proper use of the nonlethal weapon and the liabilities associated with its use; and/or

5. For each type of nonlethal weapons training which the applicant desires to provide, a notarized statement by the applicant to the effect that the applicant has, for at least one (1) year prior to November 1, 1996, provided training to security guard/officers or law enforcement officers in the proper use of the nonlethal weapon and the liabilities associated with its use.

(h) The name and qualifications of any instructor whom the applicant intends to appoint to assist in the implementation of the training program.

(i)

1. If a trainer who already possesses a current certification in firearms or general unarmed training as of November 1, 1996, wishes to obtain certification to administer the training of security guard/officers in the use of nonlethal weapons as provided in this rule, such trainer shall submit:

(i) Proof of qualifications as provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of this rule;

(ii) A written request containing the following:

(I) The certified trainer's full name and address;

(II) The certification number issued by the Commissioner; and

(III) Identification of which specific type(s) of nonlethal weapons training the trainer wishes to obtain certification to administer.

(iii) A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) dollar processing fee for each classification of nonlethal weapons training which the applicant seeks to administer.

2. The trainer shall not hold himself out as being qualified to administer such training or provide certification cards to trained security guards/officers until the trainer has been issued a certification to administer the specific type of nonlethal weapons training.

(3) Each applicant for certification as a trainer must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and meet the qualifications for a registration card set forth in T.C.A. § 62-35-117(2),(3),(4), (5) and (7). The one (1) year of supervisory experience required by T.C.A. § 62-35-126(a)(2) may consist wholly or partially of teaching the subject of security guard and patrol service.

(4) A trainer shall notify the Commissioner in writing within ten (10) days of any material change in information furnished in connection with an application for certification.

(5) If the Commissioner determines that an applicant for certification as a trainer is qualified to conduct only one (1) type of training permitted by this rule, the Commissioner shall limit the terms of the trainer's certificate accordingly.

(6) Any instructor assisting in the implementation of a training program shall be under the supervision and control of the certified trainer by which he was appointed. The certified trainer shall be accountable for the performance of each instructor appointed.

(7) Any certified trainer appointing an instructor shall at the time of such appointment submit to the Commissioner documentation that the instructor meets the requirements of T.C.A. § 62-35-126(c).

(8) The non-refundable fee for certification as a trainer shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). The certification shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance, and shall be renewable annually upon payment of a like fee.

(9) A certified trainer's certificate, or a copy thereof, shall be conspicuously displayed at the trainer's business address.

(10) When a security guard/officer has successfully completed training for a nonlethal weapon listed in this rule, the trainer shall provide the security guard/officer with a card on which the trainer has certified that the security guard/officer has successfully completed the appropriate training required to carry the weapon.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-02-.11

Original rule filed November 17, 1987; effective January 1, 1988. Amendment filed October 21, 1988; effective December 5, 1988. Amendment filed July 19, 1990; effective September 2, 1990. Amendment filed January 30, 1997; effective April 15, 1997.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-35-129(b), 62-35-118(a), and 62-35-126.