Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission

Summary

The Tennessee POST Commission (T.C.A. §38-8-102) is housed within the Department of Commerce and Insurance. It sets minimum employment and training standards and holds binding decertification authority over all certified peace officers statewide. Decertification follows agency-reported misconduct, false application information, or criminal conviction — not the Commission's own investigations. Composition (~14-15 members) includes sheriffs, chiefs, patrol officers, two legislators, and two civilians 'not connected with law enforcement' appointed by the legislative speakers; the governor appoints the LE members at will. The statute does not expressly grant subpoena power or access to BWC or personnel records.