Tennessee Code Title 62. Professions, Businesses and Trades § 62-6-112

(1) Commercial building construction;

(2) Industrial construction;

(3) Heavy construction;

(4) Highway, railroad and airport construction;

(5) Municipal and utility construction;

(6) Mechanical construction;

(7) Electrical construction;

(8) Environmental and special construction; and

(9) Residential construction.

(f)(1) A commercial building contractor is authorized to bid on and contract for the construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition of any building or structure for use and occupancy by the general public, including residential construction with more than four (4) units or greater than three (3) stories in height.

(2) A small commercial building contractor is authorized to bid on and contract for the construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition of any building or structure for use and occupancy by the general public, the total cost of which does not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).

(g)(1) Licensed contractors in the category set forth under subdivision (a)(9), licensed on or after January 1, 2009, must complete continuing education, a minimum of eight (8) hours biennially, by a board-approved provider. Proof of compliance with this requirement must be filed with the board biennially in the format required by the board, as a condition for the maintenance or renewal of the license.

(2) Active membership in a professional trade association, approved by the board, qualifies as four (4) hours of continuing education annually. Proof of membership must be filed with the board biennially.

(3) The board shall promulgate rules to effectuate this subsection (g). The rules shall include, at a minimum, provisions allowing online and in-person training. All such rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.