(1) Basic Course. The Commission shall approve a program of instruction comprising fundamental law enforcement skills and knowledge which shall be designated as the Basic Law Enforcement Course.
- (a) Length. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall include a minimum of four hundred eighty-eight (488) hours of instruction and study.
(b) Format. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall have a curriculum format that contains the following elements:
- 1. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall have specifically defined training objectives.
- 2. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall be defined in a scope. The scope shall broadly describe the key teaching points that are to be covered.
- 3. Each topic of instruction to be taught shall be assigned a minimum amount of time.
- (c) Instructional Methods. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall employ performance oriented instructional methods that help ensure successful achievement of the established training objectives.
- (d) Administration. The Basic Law Enforcement Course shall be administered by a school certified by the Commission.
- (e) Eligibility for Admission. Any officer shall be eligible for admission to the Basic Law Enforcement Course who has met the pre-employment requirements herein established.
- (f) Testing for Basic Law Enforcement Course. Each Academy shall develop a system of testing which relates to training objectives.
- (g) Certificate of Successful Completion. Each approved Academy shall issue to law enforcement officers a certificate suitable as evidence thereof.
Authority: T.C.A. § 38-8-104. Administrative History: Original rule filed December 20, 1982; effective January 19, 1983. Amendment filed January 6, 1989; effective May 1, 1989. Amendment filed April 19, 2002; effective August 28, 2002. Amendments filed January 7, 2021; effective April 7, 2021. Amendments filed September 3, 2021; effective December 2, 2021.