Compliance

(1) All basic law enforcement training academies approved by the Commission shall meet the minimum standards set forth in this chapter. (2) Initial Compliance. All new academies approved after the effective date of these rules, shall comply with the basic law enforcement training academy minimum standards set forth in this chapter. (a) The Commission shall verify full compliance of all standards specified in this chapter prior to certification. Such verification shall include, but not be limited to, an on-site BASIC TRAINING ACADEMY MINIMUM STANDARDS CHAPTER 1110-07 inspection. A Commission designee shall conduct an initial on-site inspection prior to verification of compliance. (b) A basic law enforcement academy operated by a department for that department’s personnel shall demonstrate a need for an annual enrollment of one hundred (100) students. (c) Basic law enforcement academies serving more than one (1) agency shall have a total immersion training atmosphere with at least four hundred eighty (480) hours of training and a dormitory environment. (d) Upon verification of compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter, the Commission shall certify the academy. (e) Annually, the Director of TLETA/Executive Secretary of the Commission will schedule a meeting that will cover curriculum review and standardization. All Training Directors and administrators of basic law enforcement academies statewide are required to attend. (3) Continuing Compliance. All basic law enforcement training academies certified by the Commission shall continue to meet the basic law enforcement training academy minimum standards set forth in this chapter, and each academy has a continuing duty to notify the Commission when out of compliance at any time. (a) Annual Report. Each academy shall submit an annual report to the Commission outlining continued compliance with the minimum standards set forth in this chapter on or before January 31. (b) Annual On-site Visit. Upon receipt of the annual report from a basic law enforcement training academy a Commission designee shall conduct an on-site visit to audit continued compliance in all major areas of initial approval. (c) Status Letter. Upon review of a basic law enforcement training academy's annual report and the completion of an on-site visit, the Commission shall issue a letter advising the academy of the status of its compliance. (4) Non-Compliance. (a) The director of each academy shall notify the Commission when out of compliance at any time. (b) The Commission may consider, on an individual basis, a request for waiver to provide the agency the opportunity to return to full compliance. In no case shall a waiver exceed one (1) year from the date of the request. (c) Failure to maintain compliance may result in the refusal to grant Certifications to instructors, Training Officers, or officers of the non-compliant academy until compliance is achieved. (d) The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act in T.C.A. §§ 4-5-301 to -502 shall govern all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this part.