1. (1) In order for a member of a judicial district task force to be certified as a state employee under T.C.A. §8-42-101, the member must meet all of the following requirements:

   1. (a) The individual must meet the qualifications of police officers as stated in T.C.A. §38-8-106;
   2. (b) The individual must be certified by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission in accordance with T.C.A. §38-8-107;
   3. (c) In addition to the recruit training program required by T.C.A. §38-8-107, the individual must also receive additional training in narcotics enforcement procedures and techniques. Such additional training must be documented by the particular judicial district task force;
   4. (d) The individual must be assigned to a judicial district task force as prescribed by T.C.A. §8- 7-110 on a full time basis; and MEMBERS OF JUDICIAL DRUG TASK FORCE
   5. (e) The individual must be certified to the Board of Claims by the appropriate District Attorney General in accordance with Section 1 of Public Chapter No. 63.
2. (2) Whenever an individual no longer meets the criteria established in Section (1) of these Rules above, the appropriate District Attorney General shall promptly decertify the individual to the Board of Claims.

Authority: Public Chapter 63, Acts of 1989. Administrative History: Original rule filed November 30, 1990; effective February 27, 1991. 0620-3-5-. 04 LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CERTIFIED MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCES. (1) The total number of members from all judicial district task forces for the purposes of qualifying as state employees under T.C.A. §8-42-101 shall not exceed one hundred thirty individuals. Authority: Public Chapter 63, Acts of 1989. Administrative History: Original rule filed November 30,1990; effective February 27, 1991.