Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1110-03-.04 - CERTIFICATION FOR SPECIALIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTORS

(1) Specialized Law Enforcement Instructor Certification. Those instructors, full-time or parttime, who instruct in basic courses, specialized schools, in-service training programs, or other approved training programs and who desire to obtain certification in specialized areas of instruction shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Requirements for Specialized Law Enforcement Instructor Certification.

1. An applicant shall have at least five (5) years of experience as a full-time law enforcement officer or an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the Commission.

2. An applicant shall successfully complete a forty (40) hour law enforcement instructor development program and/or any equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Commission.

3. An applicant shall have successfully completed a minimum of forty (40) hours of certified training in the specialized area having been approved by the Commission.

4. The Commission may approve exceptions to these requirements.

(b) Application for Certification.

1. Persons seeking certification shall submit applications to become Specialized Law Enforcement Instructors in such form as the Commission may require.

2. An applicant shall submit a complete lesson plan in the specialized area.

3. An applicant shall submit a Certificate of Completion of a forty (40) hour instructor development course.

4. An applicant shall submit a Certificate of Training in the Specialized Area(s).

(2) General Departmental Instructor Certification. This certification shall be limited to those Training Officers designated as the General Departmental Instructor for their department. Departments are not limited to one Training Officer; however, one Training Officer from each department shall be designated as a General Departmental Instructor and is exempt from the written forty (40) hour in-service training test.

(a) Requirements for Certification.

1. An applicant shall have at least five (5) years of experience as a full-time law enforcement officer. One (1) year of college credit in the area of criminal justice may be substituted for one (1) year of law enforcement experience but shall not exceed two (2) years of substitution.

2. An applicant shall successfully complete a forty (40) hour instructor development program approved by the Commission.

3. An applicant shall have at least one (1) year of experience as a departmental Training Officer.

4. An applicant shall complete a General Departmental Instructor Course approved by the Commission.

5. The Commission may approve exceptions to these requirements.

(b) Application for Certification.

1. Persons seeking certification shall submit an application to become a General Departmental Instructor in such form as the Commission may require.

2. An applicant shall submit a letter from his employing agency head on departmental letterhead which designates him as the General Departmental Instructor for the department.

3. An applicant shall submit a Certificate of Completion of a forty (40) hour instructor development course.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1110-03-.04

Original rule filed January 28, 1986; effective April 15, 1986. Amendment filed January 6, 1989; effective May 1, 1989. Amendment filed August 4, 1992; effective November 29, 1992. Amendment filed October 25, 1993; effective March 1, 1994. Amendment filed October 2, 2004; effective February 28, 2007. Amendment filed March 18, 2010; effective June 16, 2010. Amendments filed January 7, 2021; effective 4/7/2021.

Authority: T.C.A. § 38-8-104.