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POST refers training-conference records probe to informal hearings for two association figures
Summary
Following an investigation that could not locate 2022 driver-training (EVOC) test records, the Tennessee POST Commission voted to schedule informal hearings for Brian Childress and Rick Baker to examine missing test materials and record-retention practices at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officers Association conference. Commissioners raised concerns about transparency, public monies used for training and the association’s recordkeeping.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission voted Jan. 6 to schedule informal hearings for two figures tied to the state’s training officers conference after an internal investigation found missing driver-training (EVOC) test records for 2022 and unresolved explanations about where those records went.
An investigator told the commission that he could find test materials for some years (2021 and 2023) but not for 2022, and that explanations provided — including that records were damaged in a vehicle accident — did not match other facts…
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