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POST approves dozens of waivers, flags repeat late in-service submissions and asks repeat offenders to appear
Summary
At its March meeting the commission approved a long consent agenda of time-of-hire and in-service waivers for multiple agencies but directed staff to track repeat late submissions and asked agencies with repeat late filings to appear at future meetings.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission approved a large consent agenda of waivers on March 21 that kept multiple agencies and officers in compliance with POST training requirements despite missing or late training submissions for 2024.
POST staff presented the consent list and commissioners approved individual waivers and the broader consent agenda by voice vote. Examples included waivers or approvals related to time-of-hire and in‑service deficiencies for agencies that included Chattanooga, Columbia, Walter State Law Enforcement Training Academy transfers, Brownsville Police Department (agency compliance approved; two officers left subject to agency action), Covington, Newmarket, Shelby County, and numerous smaller departments that were listed on the consent docket.
Staff told the commission that all listed agencies would be in compliance if the late submissions were accepted, and commissioners approved the late entries so the salary-supplement process could proceed. Commissioners also raised concerns about recurring late filings and discussed enforcement measures.
As part of that policy discussion the commission voted to require agencies that are repeat offenders — agencies that have been late for in-service submissions in consecutive years — to appear in person at an upcoming commission meeting so the commission can review corrective actions. POST staff agreed to prepare a list of repeat offenders and to return to the commission with that data once the salary-supplement processing concludes.
Commissioners said the goal is to reduce administrative errors and to protect the integrity of the salary-supplement process, which the legislature increased in recent years. POST staff said they will consider targeted outreach, audits, or in-person checks for agencies that repeatedly fail to submit timely training records.
Ending: The consent agenda cleared dozens of individual waiver requests, but the commission signaled that repeated late submissions will trigger additional oversight and may require agency representatives to appear at future meetings.
