Section 0600-04-.09 - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCEDURES(1) The objective of the Program is to encourage professional advancement through education to ensure continuing exposure to new developments in the field of property assessments. Continuing education requirements are based solely on attendance and a passing grade for courses offering exams or instruction as approved by the Division.(2) Beginning on January 1 of the year following issuance of a certification, any person who receives a Level III (TCA) certification or higher must attend and successfully complete fifty (50) hours of continuing education approved by the Division. At least fifty (50) hours of education must be successfully completed every five (5) years for a certification to remain active.(3) Acceptable evidence of continuing education includes:(a) A certificate of completion;(d) A letter of successful completion;(e) A uniform request for recertification credit form signed by the instructor or agency sponsoring the course; or(f) Any other evidence approved by the Division.(4) The Division will maintain a list of approved courses for the purposes of continuing education. Other courses related to the field of property assessments may be approved for continuing education at the Division's discretion. The Executive Secretary may extend the period for completion of continuing education requirements, or modify reinstatement requirements as appropriate, where the certification holder is prevented from meeting the deadline by circumstances beyond his or her control.(5) Requests for continuing education credit must be submitted to the Division no later than December 31 of the fifth year following issuance of the certification and every five (5) years thereafter. Following receipt of a request for continuing education credit, the Division shall promptly notify the applicant in writing whether the continuing education credit has been approved and the number of hours granted.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0600-04-.09
Original rule filed December 20, 1983; effective January 19, 1984. Amendment filed September 13, 1993; effective November 27, 1993. Amendment filed August 14, 1996; effective October 28, 1996. Amendment filed June 22, 2005; effective September 5, 2005. Repeal and new rule filed September 25, 2014; effective December 24, 2014. Rule was previously numbered 0600-04-.08 but was renumbered 0600-04-.09 with the introduction of a new rule 0600-04-.01 filed August 17, 2021; effective November 15, 2021. Amendments filed August 17, 2021; effective 11/15/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 67-1-305 and 67-1-508 through 67-1-510.