Tennessee § 4-5-324 - Training program for administrative judges or hearing officers.

§ 4-5-324. Training program for administrative judges or hearing officers.

Each person employed to serve as an administrative judge or hearing officer within the executive branch shall, within the six-month period following the date of such employment, participate in a program of training for administrative judges and hearing officers conducted by the department of human resources, division of training. The department shall issue a certificate of participation to each judge or officer whose attendance is satisfactory. An administrative judge or hearing officer who hears contested cases referred to the office of the secretary of state by a public institution of postsecondary or higher education involving allegations of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking shall annually participate in training that satisfies the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681), the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. § 1092(f)), and the federal regulations implementing those statutes, as amended. Acts 1986, ch. 738, § 4; 2007, ch. 60, § 3; 2017, ch. 134, § 1; 2018, ch. 980, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2007, ch. 60, § 3 provided that the references to the department of personnel are changed to the department of human resources, effective April 24, 2007. Acts 2018, ch. 980, § 1 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall be known and may be cited as the “Student Due Process Protection Act.” Acts 2018, ch. 980, § 14 provided that public institutions of higher education may implement this part by promulgating emergency rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in Title 4, Chapter 5. Acts 2018, ch. 980, § 15 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to all contested cases that are requested on or after July 1, 2018. Amendments. The 2017 amendment inserted “within the executive branch” in the first sentence. The 2018 amendment added (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 134, § 2. April 17, 2017. Acts 2018, ch. 980, § 15. July 1, 2018; provided, that for the purpose of promulgating rules, the act took effect on May 21, 2018. Law Reviews. Symposium – Memphis in The Law: The Process of Determining What Process is Due: The Continuing Saga of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft, 436 U.S. 1 (1978) (Donna Harkness), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 745 (2011).