Tennessee § 6-56-404 - Continuing education to maintain certification — Revocation.
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§ 6-56-404. Continuing education to maintain certification — Revocation.
To maintain certification, a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) shall earn at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing professional education (CPE) of financial education each calendar year after receiving the designation. A CMFO wishing to maintain certification who earns more than the minimum CPE hours during any calendar year may carry over to the next calendar year a maximum of twenty-four (24) CPE hours. CPE hours shall be filed with and maintained by the comptroller of the treasury's office, which shall keep individual records on CMFOs and CMFO candidates. The comptroller may allow exceptions to the continuing education requirement for good cause shown. A CMFO's certification may be revoked for either or both of the following: Failure to obtain or maintain the required continuing education; Failure to comply with the standards for CMFO candidates as set forth in § 6-56-403. Acts 2007, ch. 576, § 1; 2013, ch. 153, §§ 5, 6.
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