Law Enforcement Officer Eligibility To Receive In-Service Income

SUPPLEMENT. (1) To be qualified to receive an income supplement, a law enforcement officer shall be certified by the Commission and shall successfully complete a forty (40) hour in-service training course approved by the Commission. (2) Officers who attend the Basic Law Enforcement Course shall not be eligible to receive payment during that calendar year and may not be required to attend in-service training during that year. These officers shall be eligible to receive payment during the following calendar year after the successful completion of forty (40) hours of in-service training. ADMINISTRATION OF INCOME SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHAPTER 1110-06 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (3) Officers who substitute their out-of-state basic training or other training for certification shall not be eligible to receive payment during that calendar year; however, they are required to complete forty (40) hours of in-service during the calendar year. These officers shall be eligible to receive payment during the following calendar year after they have again successfully completed forty (40) hours of in-service training. (4) Officers who have not completed eight (8) months of full-time service during the calendar year are not eligible to receive payment except in the following circumstances (officers must have completed in-service training and firearms qualifications prior to these exceptions): (a) Death of the officer; (b) Retirement; (c) Medical disability; (d) Separation due to change in administration, which the officer can substantiate; and (e) Active duty military service which prevents timely completion of in-service training pursuant to T.C.A. § 38-8-111(a)(3). (5) Officers terminated for cause or decertified during the calendar year shall not be eligible for payment. (6) Sheriffs who successfully complete and continue such training shall receive salary supplements in the same manner and under the same conditions as in set forth in this rule, except that the Commission shall make the funds for salary supplements available to the appropriate counties for payment to sheriffs. (7) Officers shall not be eligible to receive an income supplement from more than one (1) agency or department.