Tennessee § 62-35-126 - Certified trainers — Instructors.

§ 62-35-126. Certified trainers — Instructors.

An individual is eligible to become a certified trainer only if the individual: Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; Has at least one (1) year of supervisory experience satisfactory to the commissioner with a contract security company or proprietary security organization or with any federal, United States military, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency; and Is personally qualified to conduct the training required by this chapter. A certified trainer may, in the trainer's discretion, instruct personally or use a combination of personal instruction, audio or visual training aids. To assist in the implementation of the training program, the certified trainer may appoint as an instructor any individual who: Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and Has at least one (1) year of experience with any federal, United States military, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency or with a contract security company or proprietary security organization. A certified trainer may be an employee of a contract security company or proprietary security organization. The certified trainer shall certify to the successful completion of training required by this chapter and shall submit the certification to the commissioner prior to issuance of a registration card or renewal of the registration card, in the case of armed security guards/officers. All certifications shall expire the last day of the twenty-fourth month from issuance or renewal. The commissioner shall establish reasonable fees for the timely renewal of certifications. Certifications may be renewed up to three (3) months after their expiration by payment of the renewal fee, plus a penalty established by the commissioner for each month or portion of a month that elapses before payment is tendered. Acts 1987, ch. 436, § 26; 1988, ch. 987, § 12; 1990, ch. 1026, § 8; 1996, ch. 1009, § 27; 2008, ch. 1038, § 17. Attorney General Opinions. The commissioner of commerce and insurance is free to consider a National Rifle Association certificate in deciding whether an applicant is “personally qualified to conduct the training” of security guards; however, such a certificate is merely one aspect of this decision and the commissioner may look at all the material included with the individual's application and conclude that, based on all the experience the individual is personally qualified to conduct the training required under the statute, OAG 01-163, 2001 Tenn. AG LEXIS 167 (11/5/01).