§ 5-1-309. Modification of Course Level Requirements
Modification of the course level requirements outlined in this part, including renewal criteria for any level, may be made by the University of Tennessee institute for public service’s center for government training with the concurrence of a majority of the education committees of the associations referred to in § 5-1-303.
§ 5-1-310. Certified Public Administrator — Educational Incentive Payments
Any full-time county officer enumerated in § 8-24-102 who is designated as a “certified public administrator” pursuant to § 5-1-308 shall receive an annual educational incentive payment from the state treasurer in the amount of three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), which amount shall be increased by a like amount each year until the official receiving […]
§ 5-1-308. Advanced Level — Requirements
For successful completion of the advanced level, twenty-eight (28) credit hours of course work must be completed by a participant. Such course work shall include a fourteen-hour roundtable discussion of the intergovernmental issues affecting counties in particular and the way the management knowledge gained through the county officials certificate training program (COCTP) can be applied, […]
§ 5-1-213. Chartered Counties — Privilege Taxes
Each county government created and established pursuant to this part shall be authorized and empowered to levy within its area any and every privilege tax that a county is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy.
§ 5-1-214. Charter Adoption — Effective Date
If a charter is approved as provided in § 5-1-209, the charter form of government shall take effect in the county on September 1 of the year in which the terms of the incumbent members of the county legislative body expire; provided, that such referendum shall have been held at least eighty (80) days prior […]
§ 5-1-215. Financial Policy on Debt Required for Certain Counties
The county legislative body of any county having a charter form of government that has a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall adopt a financial policy establishing guidelines and goals in regard to the amount and type of debt issued by […]
§ 5-1-301. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Officials Certificate Training Program Act.”
§ 5-1-302. Participants
In the interpretation of this part, “participant” includes county sheriffs, trustees, state court clerks, county clerks, county mayors, registers of deeds, assessors of property, chief administrative officers of the county highway departments, county legislative body members, and the staff, employees, deputies and assistants to such officials who take courses under the county officials certificate training […]
§ 5-1-303. Creation
There is hereby created a county officials certificate training program (COCTP) to be offered and administered by the University of Tennessee institute for public service’s center for government training, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee institute for public service’s county technical assistance service, and conducted in cooperation with the Tennessee County Services Association […]
§ 5-1-304. Levels of Training — Credit Hours — Curricula Certification
The county officials certificate training program (COCTP) shall be composed of three (3) levels of training: introductory, intermediate, and advanced. At the successful completion of all three (3) levels, a participant shall have accumulated a minimum of one hundred fifteen (115) credit hours of instruction or related association involvement. Curricula shall be offered for certification […]