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POST orders monthly appeals report and authorizes use of ALJs to clear backlog

Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission · January 12, 2026
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Summary

To address a backlog of certification appeals, the POST Commission asked staff to provide a monthly report listing appeals the office recommends for referral to Administrative Law Judges; commissioners agreed the commission will decide case-by-case which appeals to send to an ALJ. The motion carried.

The Tennessee POST Commission voted Jan. 6 to require monthly reporting from staff on pending certification appeals and to consider referring default and other appeals to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to help clear a backlog.

Staff described a backlog of appeals and said some matters (including defaults and appeals where no new evidence is expected) could be handled through the ALJ process…

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