Amends TCA Section 38-8-107.

Present law generally requires that law enforcement officers hired on and after July 1, 2023, must enroll in a peace officer standards and training (POST) commission-approved recruit training program within six months of their date of employment and successfully complete the program. Present law also requires that law enforcement officers complete annual in-service training in order to maintain POST certification. Failure to successfully complete the in-service training requirement results in loss of eligibility for a $600 pay supplement. Failure to successfully complete another in-service training session within one year results in loss of POST certification.<br /> <br /> This bill adds a requirement that the POST commission must develop a continuing education training curriculum concerning diversity, race relations, and cultural awareness, and provide the curriculum to all law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The commission must issue a certificate of compliance to any law enforcement officer who satisfactorily completes the training program.<br /> <br /> In order to remain in compliance with certification requirements, this bill requires a law enforcement officer employed before July 1, 2023, to satisfactorily complete the diversity training program curriculum and receive a certificate of compliance from the commission by July 1, 2024.<br />