2015 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 3 - Supreme Court
Part 9 - Private Probation Services Council
§ 16-3-909 - Duties of council--Promulgation of rules and regulations.

(a) The purpose of the council is to ensure that uniform professional and contract standards are practiced and maintained by private corporations, enterprises and entities rendering general misdemeanor probation supervision, counseling and collection services to the courts. To such end, the council shall:

(1) Provide oversight of private entities;

(2) Promulgate uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards for private entities;

(3) Establish forty (40) hours of orientation for new private probation officers and twenty (20) hours of annual continuing education;

(4) Promulgate rules and regulations regarding noncompliance with the uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards;

(5) Promulgate rules and regulations requiring periodic registration of all private entities;

(6) Publish an annual summary report; and

(7) Promulgate rules and regulations requiring criminal records checks of all private probation officers.

(b) All rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.