Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1177 - Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
Chapter 1177-03 - Education
Section 1177-03-.01 - TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Each employee responsible for the supervision of probationers shall receive forty (40) hours of orientation training which must include:
(2) Each employee responsible for the supervision of probationers shall receive twenty (20) hours of annual in-service training (AIT) on the subjects listed above. Entity officials may decide which subjects to emphasize for in-service training. The Council may at its discretion dictate to any entity subjects that will be covered during such training. The Council may withhold the renewal registration of any entity in which any employee has not received the required twenty (20) hours of AIT.
(3) Private entities may obtain training resource information from public libraries, local law enforcement agencies, local colleges and schools and from national professional associations such as the American Probation and Parole Association and the American Correctional Association.
(4) Each entity will maintain records of employee orientation and annual in-service training, and submit such records as part of its application for renewal of such entity's registration. If the Council finds the training curriculum or instructors to be unsatisfactory, it may require improvements in the entity's training policies.
Authority: T.C.A. § 16-3-909.