Section 1110-03-.01 - COURSE OF INSTRUCTION(1) Basic Course. The Commission shall approve a program of instruction comprising fundamental law enforcement skills and knowledge which shall be designated as the Basic Law Enforcement Course.(a) Length. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall include a minimum of four hundred eighty-eight (488) hours of instruction and study.(b) Format. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall have a curriculum format that contains the following elements: 1. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall have specifically defined training objectives.2. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall be defined in a scope. The scope shall broadly describe the key teaching points that are to be covered.3. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall be assigned a minimum amount of time.(c) Instructional Methods. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall employ performance oriented instructional methods that help ensure successful achievement of the established training objectives.(d) Administration. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall be administered by a school certified by the Commission.(e) Eligibility for Admission. Any officer shall be eligible for admission to the Basic Law Enforcement Course who has met the pre-employment requirements herein established.(f) Testing for Basic Law Enforcement Course. Each Academy shall develop a system of testing which relates to training objectives.(g) Certificate of Successful Completion. Each approved Academy shall issue to law enforcement officers a certificate suitable as evidence thereof.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1110-03-.01
Original rule filed December 20, 1982; effective January 19, 1983. Amendment filed January 6, 1989; effective May 1, 1989. Amendment filed April 19, 2002; effective August 28, 2002. Amendments filed January 7, 2021; effective April 7, 2021. Amendments filed September 3, 2021; effective 12/2/2021.Authority: T.C.A. § 38-8-104.