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Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-6-149

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Persons who receive certified occupational, career, or technical training in schools or correctional institutions pursuant to this chapter are eligible to receive equivalent credit towards the receipt of an occupational license relating to the training received.

(b)(1) The occupational, career, or technical training received pursuant to this chapter must be consistent with the requirements for licensure by licensing authorities in order for persons to be eligible for equivalent credit under subsection (a).

(2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of a licensing authority concerning eligibility for equivalent credit under this section may appeal to the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee for a determination of whether the training meets the requirements for licensure. An appeal under this subdivision (b)(2) must be conducted in the same manner as is provided in § 4-5-322, for a contested case hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.

(c) The commissioner of commerce and insurance, in collaboration with the commissioner of correction and the various departments charged with supervision of licensing authorities shall promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of chapter 492 of the Public Acts of 2019. All rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.

(d) This section applies to all professions and occupations regulated under title 62.

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