§ 38-8-116. Law Enforcement Shooting Ranges — Methods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer to Meet Annual Requirements to Carry Firearm Shipped or Transported in Interstate or Foreign Commerce — Maintenance of a List of Approved Certified Firearms Instructors
All law enforcement agencies are allowed to open their shooting ranges for public use when such ranges are not being used by law enforcement personnel. The law enforcement agency in charge of a shooting range may establish reasonable regulations for the use of the firing range in order to promote the full use of the […]
§ 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, […]
§ 38-8-118. Employment of Private Special Deputies for Security and Law Enforcement
A resort area owner or management company may employ one (1) or more persons to act as private special deputies, in order to provide on-site security and law enforcement capability for residents and guests of the resort area and for resort area property. An independent contractor who provides on-site security and law enforcement capability for […]
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 38-8-104. Powers and Duties of Commission
The commission shall: Develop, plan, and implement law enforcement training programs for all local law enforcement officers in Tennessee; Function as a clearing house for training programs related to local law enforcement; Receive, administer, and expend local, state, federal, and other monetary assistance in the form of grants or otherwise, in order to further any […]