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In 2007, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007. The Act established a certification program for municipal employees whose duties included oversight of a municipality’s finances. During the 2021 legislative session, in an attempt to bring the requirements of the CMFO program in line with the certified county finance officer ("CCFO") certification requirements, HB0656/SB0538 was introduced. The legislation proposed to provide a stipend for certain expenses related to obtaining the CMFO designation and reduce the number of CPE hours that CMFOs are required to obtain each calendar year to 16 hours of financial education.