Section 0360-02-01-.02 - VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION(1) If an institution wishes to have its courses certified, it must submit written descriptions of said courses to the Commission for consideration. All courses in fire training leading to certification must meet or exceed the applicable NFPA standard(s) and be consistent with the rules and regulations of the Commission.(2) In order to receive course approval, the course content must be submitted, in writing, to the Commission at least sixty (60) days prior to consideration by the Commission. The submission must include specific citations to the portions of the NFPA standard(s) that correlate with the course content.(3) Advanced courses and seminars in fire service, fire engineering or other advanced fire related training must be submitted to the Commission in sufficient detail to show adequacy of course content on the subject.(4) Any institution desiring to have a program (consisting of one or more courses or seminars) approved must: (a) submit a detailed description of the program at least sixty (60) days prior to consideration by the Commission; and(b) have each course or seminar certified by the Commission as set forth above.(5) If a course or program has been properly submitted and certified by the Commission, persons completing such course or program will be given credit toward individual certification. Completion of unapproved courses or programs will not result in such credit.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0360-02-01-.02
Original rule filed August 27, 1979; effective October 10, 1979. Amendment filed November 8, 1990; effective December 23, 1990. Amendment filed December 14, 2009; effective March 14, 2010; effective 1/25/2015.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-24-101, 4-24-106, and 4-24-107.