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TN Code § 38-8-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-102. Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission — Creation and Composition

  There is established the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission, referred to in this part as the “commission.”    The commission shall consist of:  The attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee;   One (1) police officer below the rank of assistant chief, or equivalent rank, who shall be appointed by the governor for a term of four (4) years;   Two (2) sheriffs and two (2) municipal chiefs of police, who shall be appointed by the governor and serve at the governor's pleasure;   One (1) nonsupervisory police officer, who shall be appointed by the governor for a term of four (4) years;   One (1) member of the senate and one (1) member of the house of representatives, who shall be appointed by the respective speakers and who shall be voting members of the commission, to serve for a term of two (2) years;     Two (2) citizens who are not connected with law enforcement, who shall be appointed by the respective speakers and be subject to the confirmation requirements of subdivision (b)(1)(F)(ii), to each serve for a term of two (2) years;   (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision (b)(1)(F)(ii):  (ii)  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision (b)(1)(F)(ii):  One (1) citizen member appointed under subdivision (b)(1)(F)(i) shall be confirmed by a resolution of the house of representatives prior to beginning a term of office; and   One (1) citizen member appointed under subdivision (b)(1)(F)(i) shall be confirmed by a resolution of the senate prior to beginning a term of office;     If the general assembly is not in session at the time a citizen member is appointed to fill a vacancy, the new appointee shall serve for the term appointed unless such appointment is not confirmed within ninety (90) calendar days after the general assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment; and       Three (3) additional members, whom the governor shall appoint for terms of three (3) years.     The commission shall include at least one (1) person who is of a racial minority.     The members of the commission shall elect the chair of the commission.    A member of the commission who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the commission.   The chair of the commission shall promptly notify the respective appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (d)(1).
TN Code § 38-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-103. Director — Staff — Expenses of Members

  The director of the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy shall serve as the executive secretary of the commission.   Staff for the commission shall be provided through the law enforcement training academy.   The members of the commission shall serve without remuneration, but shall be paid expenses as the members may incur in attending the commission's meetings or in traveling on commission business. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 38-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-105. Minimum Standards Binding on Governmental Entities — Penalty for Violation

  Requirements for minimum standards as set forth in this part or as required by the commission shall be mandatory and binding upon any municipality, county or political subdivision of this state.   Any person who appoints any applicant, who, to the knowledge of the appointer, fails to meet the minimum standards as set forth in this part or required by the commission, and any person who signs the warrant or check for the payment of the salary of any person who, to the knowledge of the signer, fails to meet the qualifications as a police officer as provided in this part or required by the commission, commits a Class A misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).   This section shall not apply to any police officer hired by any municipality, county, or political subdivision of this state prior to July 1, 1982.   Notwithstanding any citizenship requirement in a private act or charter provision to the contrary, a municipality, county, political subdivision of this state, or state law enforcement agency is authorized to employ a police officer who is a permanent legal resident of the United States and an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces; provided, that the police officer applies for or obtains United States citizenship within six (6) years of the employment start date with the law enforcement agency.
TN Code § 38-8-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-106. Qualifications of Police Officers

 Any person employed as a full-time police officer, and any person employed or utilized as a part-time, temporary, reserve or auxiliary police officer or as a special deputy, shall:   Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;   Be a citizen of the United States, or a permanent legal resident of the United States who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces pursuant to § 38-8-105(d);   Be a high school graduate or possess its equivalent, which shall include a general educational development (GED(R)) certificate;   Not have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any felony charge or to any violation of any federal or state laws or city ordinances relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, liquor, controlled substances or controlled substance analogues;   Not have been released or discharged under any other than honorable discharge from any of the armed forces of the United States;   Have the person's fingerprints on file with the Tennessee bureau of investigation;   Have passed a physical examination by a licensed physician or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, so long as the task is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the supervising physician and the nurse practitioner or physician assistant, whichever is applicable, setting forth the range of services that may be performed by the nurse practitioner or physician assistant;   Have a good moral character as determined by a thorough investigation conducted by the employing agency; and   Have been certified by a Tennessee licensed health care provider qualified in the psychiatric or psychological field as being free from any impairment, as set forth in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association at the time of the examination, that would, in the professional judgment of the examiner, affect the applicant's ability to perform an essential function of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
TN Code § 38-8-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-107. Certification of Officers — In-Service Training by Employing Agency

  The commission shall issue a certificate of compliance to any person who meets the qualifications for employment and satisfactorily completes an approved recruit training program. All officers employed on and after July 1, 2017, must:  Enroll in an approved recruit training program within six (6) months of their date of employment;   Successfully complete an approved recruit training program as required by this part; and   Successfully complete an annual in-service training session appropriate for their rank and responsibilities.     Failure of an individual officer to successfully complete the in-service training requirement will result in the officer's loss of eligibility for the pay supplement in § 38-8-111. Failure of this individual officer to successfully complete another in-service training session within one (1) year will result in loss of certification. Each employing agency participating in the commission's training program must file a letter of intent with the commission stating its commitment to mandatory training for all law enforcement officers. Failure of several officers from one (1) employing agency shall be cause for the commission to examine that agency's training policy and may result in the agency's being declared out of compliance with state standards and thereby not eligible to participate in the commission's training programs at no cost. Any travel expense shall be borne by the employing agency.   The commission may issue a certificate to any person who has received training in another state if the commission determines that such training is at least equivalent to that required by the commission for approved police education and training programs in this state and when such person has satisfactorily complied with all other requirements of this chapter.   The commission shall also issue a certificate of compliance to any person employed as a campus police officer or public safety officer; provided, that the person meets the qualifications for employment as a police officer and satisfactorily completes an approved recruit training program as required by this part. To retain such certification, the campus police officer or public safety officer shall also successfully complete an annual in-service training session appropriate for the officer's rank and responsibilities.   The commission shall also issue a certificate of compliance to any person seeking to be commissioned as a railroad police officer pursuant to § 65-6-133; provided, that the person meets the qualifications for employment as a police officer and satisfactorily completes an approved recruit training program as required by this part. To retain this certification, the railroad police officer shall also successfully complete an annual in-service training session appropriate for the officer's rank and responsibilities.
TN Code § 38-8-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-108. Donations of Property or Money to Commission

 The commission may accept, for any of its purposes and functions under this chapter, any and all donations of property, real, personal or mixed, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation. Such moneys shall be deposited, disbursed and administered in a trust fund as provided by the laws of Tennessee.
TN Code § 38-8-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-109. Stricter Qualifications and Standards by Employing Agency

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preclude an employing agency from establishing qualifications and standards for hiring and training police officers that exceed those set by the commission.
TN Code § 38-8-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-110. Application of Chapter

 This chapter does not apply to any elected officers or to any employees of the state of Tennessee, except that this chapter applies to sheriffs under § 38-8-111.
TN Code § 38-8-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-112. Courses on Use of Citations in Lieu of Arrest — Domestic Violence Training — Procedures to Respond to Persons With Mental Illness

 The curriculum requirements of the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission established by this part shall include materials concerning the use of citations in lieu of arrest and domestic violence training and proper procedures to respond to persons with mental illnesses.
TN Code § 38-8-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-113. Choke Hold and Restraining Maneuver Training

 Use of choke holds and other similar restraining maneuvers, with or without the use of a police baton, if included in the training curriculum, shall be taught to candidates at state law enforcement training facilities as an alternative method of restraint to be used after mace or other less dangerous methods of restraint have failed to be effective or are unavailable.
TN Code § 38-8-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-114. Community Policing Pilot Programs

 The commission shall encourage the use of community policing by establishing six (6) pilot programs for communities across the state. The commission shall establish two (2) pilot programs in each of the three (3) grand divisions with a reasonable distribution between urban and rural areas. The commission may provide a grant of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a community policing pilot program to a community that submits a proposal to the commission. To qualify for the grant funds, a community shall satisfy the criteria for participation established by the commission.
TN Code § 38-8-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-115. Safe Neighborhoods Act of 1998

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Safe Neighborhoods Act of 1998.”   By October 1, 1998, the department of finance and administration shall establish within the department a program to award state law enforcement assistance grants to local governmental agencies from money appropriated by the general appropriations act. The exclusive purpose of the grants is to assist local governments in meeting the local funding requirement necessary to receive a grant under the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 for a portion of the costs associated with the employment of new law enforcement officers by local government.   The department is authorized to promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, all rules necessary to establish and administer the grant program; provided, that no such rule or departmental policy shall be promulgated or interpreted contrary to the following guidelines:  All state grants to local governmental agencies shall be awarded only upon the basis of merit as determined by the department in accordance with selection criteria established by rule and regulation pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. Local governmental agencies wishing to participate in the grant program shall submit an application to the department as prescribed by rule and regulation;   The number of state grants awarded in a fiscal year is dependent on the amount of money appropriated for the grants and the number of qualified and conforming grant applications. Nothing in this subdivision (c)(2) shall be construed to mean that all money appropriated during a fiscal year for state grants must be awarded during that year if there are an insufficient number of qualified and conforming applications;   No state grant shall exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount of the grant the local government has been approved to receive from the federal government;   In order to receive a state grant pursuant to this section for the federal local funding requirement, the local governmental entity must have been approved for a universal hiring program grant under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 that is for the exclusive purpose of providing financial assistance for the employment of additional law enforcement officers in that locality; and   Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the awarding of a state grant to assist in hiring school resource officers that have been approved for a federal universal hiring program grant.
TN Code § 38-8-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-117. Training in Animal and Canine Behavior

  The course of training leading to the basic certificate of compliance issued by the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission pursuant to § 38-8-107, may include a course of instruction in animal behavior generally and canine behavior specifically.   The course shall be created and designed to instruct officer candidates in:  Basic animal behavioral characteristics, traits and methods by which an officer can ascertain whether an animal is likely to be or become aggressive and thereby constitute a threat to the officer or other people;   Situations and environments in which an animal is more likely to be or become aggressive and methods by which the officer can control or alter these situations or environments in order to best protect the officer and other people; and   Ways in which a law enforcement officer can control and neutralize an animal that is or becomes aggressive in a manner that utilizes the least amount of force or likelihood of harm to the animal necessary to protect the officer and other people.      For law enforcement officers who have completed the animal behavior training course required by subsections (a) and (d) of this section, any annual in-service training, necessary for the salary supplement authorized in § 38-8-111, may also include the animal behavior training course.   The annual in-service training course shall also include any updates or instructional or educational advancements that become available in this area.     Every officer who was employed prior to the time when the course of instruction was established and offered may be required to complete it as part of the officer's annual in-service training.
TN Code § 38-8-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-119. Training to Respond to Mentally Ill Persons

 All police officers shall annually be provided with training in proper procedures to respond to persons with mental illnesses.
TN Code § 38-8-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-120. School Policing

 A memorandum of understanding may be entered into between a chief of a law enforcement agency and a local education agency to provide school policing.
TN Code § 38-8-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-121. Substitution of Training in School Policing for Continuing Education Hours

 A law enforcement officer may substitute a maximum of forty (40) hours of successfully completed training in school policing for regular continuing education hours.
TN Code § 38-8-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-122. Substitution of Training in Courthouse Security for Continuing Education Hours

 A law enforcement officer may substitute a maximum of forty (40) hours of successfully completed training in courthouse security for regular continuing education hours.
TN Code § 38-8-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-124. Providing False Information to Post

  In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, where an applicant for POST certification knowingly includes false or misleading information on an application concerning the applicant's qualifications, experience, training or criminal history, the applicant shall be denied POST certification in this state and shall not be eligible to reapply.    Where a POST certified officer obtains POST certification by knowingly providing false or misleading information concerning the officer's qualifications, experience, training or criminal history, POST shall decertify the officer.   Any officer decertified by POST under subdivision (b)(1) shall be removed from office and shall not be eligible to apply for a law enforcement position.     For purposes of this section, “law enforcement position” means:  A state or local employee who exercises law enforcement authority, including, but not limited to, a position with the:  Tennessee wildlife resources agency;   Tennessee public utility commission;   Division of forestry; or   Alcoholic beverage commission;     A state or local employee exercising quasi-law enforcement authority, including, but not limited to, correctional employees and jailers; or   Any support position to an entity or employee under subdivision (c)(1) or (c)(2).
TN Code § 38-8-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-125. Government Participation in Certain Voluntary Motor Vehicle Checkpoints and Stops Prohibited

  “Human sample” means a cheek swab, blood or urine sample, saliva, hair or any other bodily fluid or exemplar from which the DNA of the donor may be derived and identified and for which a law enforcement officer would be required to seek a search warrant to obtain such sample.   No state, county, municipal or metropolitan form of government law enforcement officer shall participate in, lend assistance to, or be present in any official capacity at any voluntary motor vehicle checkpoint or stop conducted by a private company or research group to collect a human sample from consenting motorists stopped at the checkpoint for research or statistical purposes.   Subsection (b) is applicable regardless of whether the checkpoint is funded by federal grant or contract with a federal agency and regardless of whether the motorists consenting to giving a human sample are compensated or not.
TN Code § 38-8-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Police Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-8-126. Arrest of Officer — Notification Requirements — Suspension or Revocation

   An officer certified under this part who is arrested for any offense shall notify the executive secretary of the commission of the arrest and the chief officer of the employing law enforcement agency or their designee within twenty-four (24) hours of the time the arrest was made, as contained in the arrest report.   The chief officer, or the chief officer's designee, of the law enforcement agency employing the officer at the time of the arrest shall notify the executive secretary of the commission of the arrest within twenty-four (24) hours of gaining knowledge of the arrest.     The commission may revoke or suspend the certification, withhold a pay supplement pursuant to § 38-8-111(e)(2), or take any other lawful action against an officer certified under this part who is arrested for any offense and knowingly fails to notify the executive secretary of the commission of the arrest within the time period prescribed in subdivision (a)(1).