1. (1) For the purpose of qualifying for the Volunteer Educational Incentive Pay Program, a person must meet the following criteria:

   1. (a) Serve as a volunteer firefighter as defined in T.C.A. § 4-24-201(4) with a fire department recognized pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 68-102-301 et seq.; and
   2. (b) Complete thirty (30) hours of in-service training in firefighting or prevention of fires approved by the Commission.

2. (2) For the purpose of qualifying for the Career Educational Incentive Pay Program, a person must meet the following criteria:

   1. (a) Serve in the employ of a municipality, county or political subdivision as a full-time employee of the fire department recognized pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 68-102-301 et seq.; and
   2. (b) Complete forty (40) hours of in-service training in firefighting or prevention of fires approved by the Commission and be actively engaged in such work.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-24-107 and 4-24-201. Administrative History: Original rule filed August 27, 1979; effective October 10, 1979. Amendment filed November 8, 1990; effective December 23, 1990. Amendment filed October 14, 1994; effective February 28, 1995. Repeal and new rule filed October 27, 2014; effective January 25, 2015. Amendments filed July 27, 2018; effective October 25, 2018. Emergency rules filed September 2, 2021; effective through March 1, 2022. Emergency rules expired effective March 2, 2022, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. Amendments filed August 29, 2022; effective November 27, 2022.