Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires an employing law enforcement agency to contact any prior law enforcement agency that employed the agency's officer or special deputy as part of the thorough investigation into the person's good moral character. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.

SB 235 requires Tennessee law enforcement agencies to contact an officer's previous employers as part of background checks when hiring new officers with prior law enforcement experience. This amendment to Tennessee law (TCA Title 38, Chapter 8) modifies the requirement for verifying "good moral character" by adding a specific step: agencies must reach out to prior law enforcement agencies that employed the candidate. The bill directly affects all Tennessee law enforcement agencies conducting background investigations for new hires. It makes no changes to the definition of "good moral character" but adds a procedural requirement for verifying an officer's history.