1. (1) “Commissioner” shall mean the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety.
2. (2) “Department” shall mean the Tennessee Department of Safety.
3. (3) “Driver Education Course” shall mean a classroom or on-line curriculum of driver safety training consisting of not less than four (4) hours which has been approved by the Department.
4. (4) “Driver Education Course Instructor” shall mean an individual who is approved by the Department for the purpose of conducting a Driver Education Course.

5. (5) “Driver Education Course Provider'' shall mean an entity approved by the Department to operate and conduct a Driver Education Course and shall include:

   1. (a) County, municipality or other entity of local government;
   2. (b) Nonprofit organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); or
   3. (c) Private entity, provided the entity meets or exceeds all the requirements of T.C.A. § 55- 10-301(b)(1)(C).
6. (6) “Governmental Employee” shall mean employees and officials of the state of Tennessee and its political subdivisions who are employed as law enforcement employees or officials; probation and parole employees or officials; judicial employees or officials, or correctional employees or officials, including employees and officials of jails and workhouses.
7. (7) “Immediate Family” shall mean and include the employee's spouse/partner, mother, father, siblings, adult children or maternal and paternal grandparents.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 40-35-302(g) and 55-10-301. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 13, 2010; effective October 29, 2010. Amendments filed June 9, 2023; effective September 7, 2023.