§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 38-8-201. Creation and Purpose
There is created the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy, for the purpose of training police and law enforcement officers in the methods of maintaining law enforcement services in state, municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions. In addition to attendance by law enforcement officers at the academy, students pursuing a degree with a major […]
§ 38-8-202. State Building Commission to Acquire Site and Build and Equip Facility
The state building commission is authorized and empowered to acquire a site or sites and to construct a suitable building or buildings for conducting the programs of the academy. The commission is authorized to accept from any agency or department of state or local government a site or building by gift or donation, and in […]
§ 38-8-203. Control — Personnel — Fees
The police and law enforcement programs offered through the academy shall be under the jurisdiction of such agency or agencies of the state of Tennessee as the governor shall designate by executive order. The commissioner of the agency appointed pursuant to executive order shall hire the director of the academy. The director, subject to approval […]
§ 38-8-204. Authorization to Contract With Units of Government
The agency designated by the governor to operate the academy, through its duly appointed representative, is authorized to enter into such contract or contracts with state, municipal, county or metropolitan law enforcement officials as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter. The power to contract conferred by […]
§ 38-8-205. Authorization to Spend Appropriated and Contributed Funds
The agency designated by the governor to operate the academy, through its duly appointed representative, is authorized to expend such funds as may be appropriated by the general assembly and allotted by the commissioner of finance and administration for the purposes of this chapter; and to accept and expend any local, federal or foundation funds […]
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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.