Assistant district attorneys in Tennessee may receive service credit for prior law enforcement experience.

This bill amends Tennessee law to allow assistant district attorneys to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience. This credit is contingent on a recommendation from the hiring district attorney general and approval from the executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference. The bill defines "prior law enforcement experience" as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer, with the employment record from the agency used to establish the experience.

Assistant district attorneys in Tennessee may receive service credit for prior law enforcement experience.

This bill amends Tennessee law to allow assistant district attorneys to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience. This credit is contingent on a recommendation from the hiring district attorney general and approval from the executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference. The bill defines "prior law enforcement experience" as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer, with the employment record from the agency used to establish the experience.