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TN Code § 41-7-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute|§ 41-7-105. Board of Control

  The correctional services programs of the institute shall be under the direction of the board of control of the institute. The board of control shall consist of seven (7) members:  The governor or the governor's designee;   The commissioner of correction or the commissioner's designee;   The chair of the department of criminal justice of an institution of higher education in Tennessee, who shall be appointed by the governor;   Two (2) sheriffs, who shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) shall be from a county with a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) or more and one (1) shall be from a county with a population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000);   A county mayor, who shall be appointed by the governor; and   A chief of police or a county commissioner, who shall be appointed by the governor.     The initial term of members of the board shall be three (3) years, beginning on October 1, 2012. Successors shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a successor for the unexpired term.   All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 41-7-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute|§ 41-7-106. Powers of Board

  The board is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with state, local, municipal, county or metropolitan correctional and criminal justice officials as may be necessary in order to carry out title 40, chapter 28, this chapter and chapter 21 of this title. In addition, the board has the power to contract with appropriate officials in other states who wish to utilize the services of the institute. The power to contract shall include the power to contract with public agencies or officials for enrolling trainees in general courses or establishing special courses and study projects designed to meet the needs of agencies or units of government.   The board is authorized to accept and expend local, federal or foundation funds, contributions or grants as may be received and allotted for the purposes of this chapter.   The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and the effective operation of this chapter.   The board has the right and power to call on the office of the attorney general and reporter for any necessary legal representation or assistance.   The board may authorize its executive director or other official of the institute to execute contracts and take such other actions as it may specify from time to time.   The board is empowered to and shall establish criteria for determining whether to waive the minimum qualifications required to be a jail administrator, workhouse administrator, jailer, corrections officer, or guard in a county jail or workhouse, as provided in § 41-4-144.   The board shall not grant waivers for any person hired as a jail administrator, workhouse administrator, jailer, corrections officer, or guard in any county jail or workhouse who has been dishonorably discharged from the military, has any mental impairment which affects the person's ability to perform any essential function of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation, has a conviction for domestic assault or a felony conviction.   The board's decision to grant waivers under subsection (f) shall be appealable to the chancery court.   The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to implement subsection (f).
TN Code § 41-7-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute|§ 41-7-107. Authority to Acquire Site and Construct Building — Interim Facilities Furnished by State Universities

  The state building commission is authorized and empowered to acquire a site or sites to construct a suitable building or buildings for conducting the programs of the institute. The commission may accept from any agency or department of state or local government a site or building by gift, donation or loan and in that event, may expend any capital outlay funds available for the restoration, renovation, repair and equipping of the facility.   Until a facility is constructed or acquired, the institute shall conduct its programs in facilities furnished by Tennessee State University or Middle Tennessee State University.
TN Code § 41-7-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute|§ 41-7-108. Technical and Programmatic Assistance — Inspections

 At the request of the commissioner of correction, the institute may provide the department of correction with technical and programmatic assistance, including inspections of state facilities. The institute shall provide the department with a report concerning the deficiencies or departures from standards found as the result of the inspection.
TN Code § 41-7-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute|§ 41-7-109. Executive Director of the Board

  The board shall hire an executive director as its duly appointed representative to perform all administrative functions for the board. The person selected to become executive director must be approved by majority vote of the board prior to serving in the position.   The executive director is authorized to employ such personnel as may reasonably be required in accordance with the statutes and procedures administered by the departments of finance and administration and human resources; provided, that an offer of employment is contingent upon the results of a criminal history background check and investigation conducted as follows:  Immediately upon a prospective employee's acceptance of an offer of employment, the executive director or the director's designee, shall submit the prospective employee's name or names to the Tennessee bureau of investigation;   A prospective employee shall supply a fingerprint sample upon request, in the manner requested by the investigating entity; and   The Tennessee bureau of investigation, pursuant to § 38-6-109, shall conduct a criminal history background check and investigation on a prospective employee as soon as practicable after the submission of the prospective employee's name or names by the executive director or the director's designee.     The Tennessee bureau of investigation may contract with the federal bureau of investigation, other law enforcement agencies, or any other legally authorized entity to assist in such criminal history background check and investigation.   The institute shall pay, as an operating expense, the cost of the criminal history background check.   The results of such a criminal history background check shall not be considered a record open to the public, pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5.
TN Code § 41-8-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981.”
TN Code § 41-8-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-102. Purpose of Chapter

 This chapter provides financial incentives to counties to house additional nondangerous felony offenders locally. The purpose of the chapter is to mutually benefit state and county governments by:   Helping alleviate overcrowding in state correctional facilities and reducing high operation costs; and   Assisting counties in upgrading local correctional facilities and programs.
TN Code § 41-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Applicant county” means any county that applies to participate in the program;   “Approved applicant county” means any county selected as a participating county and any other applicant county certified by the commissioner as having submitted an acceptable proposal for participation in the program at a future date;   “Certified” refers to whether any jail, workhouse or penal farm facility has been found to have met the minimum standards for local correctional facilities as provided for in § 41-4-140. Determination as to whether any facility has met these minimum standards shall be made by the director of the jail inspection division of the Tennessee corrections institute and certified to the county mayor and to the state judicial cost accountant;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction or the commissioner's designee;   “County correctional incentive program” or “program” means the method of providing financial assistance and incentive to counties for the purposes provided in this chapter, through increased subsidies, grants or loans;   “Detainee day” refers to each day each state prisoner was held by a county prior to judgment, which shall include acquittal, or prior to delivery to the department of correction during a designated contract period;   “Grant” means those funds provided under this chapter by the state to the county for which the state does not require repayment by the county;   “Loan” means those funds provided under this chapter by the state to the county for which the state does require repayment by the county;   “Participating county” means any county having a certified or provisionally certified facility or any other county selected for participation in the program by the commissioner;   “Plan” means the method by which the county intends to utilize the assistance available under this chapter;   “Prisoner day” means each day each state prisoner was held by a county pursuant to § 40-23-104 or § 40-35-311 and during a designated contract period, where applicable. “Prisoner day” also means each day each state prisoner sentenced to the department of correction was held by a county after the first five (5) days of incarceration following sentencing and during a designated contract period, where applicable; provided, that the prisoner's commitment to the department was delayed pursuant to chapter 1, part 5 of this title or pursuant to the order of a federal court; and   “Subsidy” means that amount of money paid by the state to a county in accordance with § 41-8-106.
TN Code § 41-8-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-104. Participation in Program

  Participation by any county in the program is absolutely voluntary. If a county facility is certified or provisionally certified, the county shall be entitled to the compensation provided in § 41-8-106 and shall not be required to meet the additional requirements of this section. If a county facility is not certified or provisionally certified, the county must meet the additional requirements of this section to be eligible for the compensation provided in § 41-8-106.   No county may participate in the program until it has submitted a plan and is selected for participation in the program by the commissioner.   The commissioner shall enter into contracts with those counties approved for participation in this program on an annual basis. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the exercise of this discretion shall not be reviewable in any other forum so long as the counties are selected in accordance with the procedures established by this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it.   The commissioner shall consider, but shall not be limited to, the following factors in selecting counties to participate in this program:  Representative nature of the county, including geographic location, county population and crime population;   Condition of existing county facilities;   Current capacity of the county facilities to house additional felony offenders;   Potential for increasing the county's capacity for housing additional felony offenders;   Adequacy of present programs and nature of proposed improvements in relation to certification requirements as defined by the Tennessee corrections institute board of control;   Whether and to what extent inmates are worked or are planned to be worked in county work programs;   Whether and to what extent inmates are permitted to participate in work release programs;   Nature and amount of state assistance needed to finance and operate county facilities; and   Availability of state funds.
TN Code § 41-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-105. Submission and Review of County Plans

  Any county is authorized to submit a plan to the commissioner in which it seeks to participate in the program.   The plan shall be submitted in the manner established pursuant to the rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.   The plan shall be approved by the county commission and the county sheriff before it will be considered by the commissioner.   The jail inspection division of the Tennessee corrections institute shall provide any assistance requested by the commissioner in the review and evaluation of any plan submitted by the counties and of the county's implementation of a plan that is approved.
TN Code § 41-8-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-107. Use of Subsidy by Counties

  Participating counties having a facility that is not certified pursuant to the most recently established state jail standards shall not diminish their current level of spending for correctional expenses to the extent of any subsidy received pursuant to this chapter. The subsidy provided in this chapter is for expenditures for correctional purposes.   The subsidy received by the counties pursuant to this chapter shall be dedicated exclusively for use in the county's correctional programs. The entire subsidy received shall be appropriated for the benefit of the correctional program.   If the facility has been inspected and certified pursuant to the most recently established state jail standards, the entire subsidy may be used for current operating expenses. In all other situations, seventy-five percent (75%) of the subsidy shall be used for improving correctional programs or facilities.
TN Code § 41-8-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-108. Commissioner to Promulgate Rules

 The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for purposes including, but not limited to:   General administration of the county incentive program;   Requirements for county plans;   Evaluation of plans submitted by counties; and   Termination of county participation.
TN Code § 41-8-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-109. Grants or Loans to Counties by State Funding Board — Restrictions

  The state funding board is authorized to make grants or loans, as funds are available, to any approved applicant county to assist that county in the construction or renovation of a correctional facility.   No county shall award any construction contract in reliance on a grant or loan until such time as the state funding board and the county have executed a contract pursuant to § 41-8-110 or § 41-8-111, and until the state building commission has acted pursuant to § 4-15-102, when an application for a grant has been approved.
TN Code § 41-8-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-110. State Funding Board Authorized to Issue Bonds and Notes — Counties to Submit Financing Agreements and Contracts

  For the purpose of providing moneys to assist approved applicant counties in financing capital improvements of correctional facilities, the state funding board, in addition to the powers otherwise granted by law, has the power and is authorized to issue from time to time direct general obligation interest-bearing bonds and bond anticipation notes in such principal amounts as may from time to time be authorized by law.   Loans or grants authorized in accordance with § 41-8-109 shall be made from the proceeds of the bonds or notes to an approved applicant county in the county correctional incentive program. The board shall require the county to submit a financing agreement that includes provisions for the payment of the cost of constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, improving, equipping or furnishing any county correctional facility, including the payment of engineering, fiscal, architectural and legal expenses incurred in connection with the facility and the issuance of the bonds or notes, and shall require the county to execute a contract specifying, among other things, the repayment terms and the project to be funded.
TN Code § 41-8-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-111. Contract Terms — Management or Operational Changes — Restriction on Sentencing and Commitment

  If the project is to be funded in whole or in part by a grant, the contract may include such provisions as may be agreed upon by the parties to the contract, and shall include in substance, the following provisions:  An agreement by the state to pay the county an amount up to and including one hundred percent (100%) of the actual cost of the project. Part of the grant may be paid to the county as a first advance prior to the construction and during the progress of the construction at a rate in proportion to the rate of construction. The grant may be paid following completion of the construction, as may be agreed upon by the parties;   An agreement by the county to proceed expeditiously with and complete the project in accordance with approved plans; and    An agreement by the county to reserve, keep and maintain a specified number of available cell spaces in the jail for state prisoners under the terms of the contract;   An agreement by the county as to the types of state prisoners with regard to offenses committed and sentences imposed who may be housed in the jail under the terms of the contract; provided, that the county agrees to house any and all felons sentenced to six (6) years or less, if sufficient cell space is provided, or such other felons as may be mutually agreed to by the county and the department of correction, if additional space is reserved by contract;   An agreement that any new construction shall conform to American Correctional Association standards for the purposes proposed for the facilities;   An agreement that the county will repay grant funds to the state if the county withdraws or otherwise terminates the contract to keep state prisoners;   An agreement that in the event a prisoner held in the county facility becomes a discipline problem sufficient to require a closer custody status that cannot be provided adequately or safely in the county facility, the county shall have the authority to petition the sentencing judge for transfer of that prisoner to the department; and   An agreement may provide for a gradual reduction or increase in the number of state prisoners held pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A).       Any proposal by the county to subcontract for management of the facility, or any other proposal that would alter the management or operational arrangement specified in the contract, shall be submitted to the department and the funding board for approval. No management or operational change shall be made without the prior approval of the department and the funding board and until an amendment to the contract between the state and the county is effectuated.   Compensation for the housing of state prisoners in any correctional facility constructed or renovated with funds provided in whole or in part by a grant under this chapter shall be paid in accordance with § 41-8-106 and no other jailer's fees for those prisoners shall be paid by the state.
TN Code § 41-8-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-112. Repayment of Loans — County's Failure to Remit

  The county shall pledge its full faith and credit for the repayment of a loan pursuant to this chapter.   In the event any county having entered into a loan contract pursuant to this chapter fails to remit funds in accordance with any amortization schedule established for the loan, the commissioner of finance and administration shall deliver by certified mail a written notice of the failure to the county. In the event the county fails to remit the amount set forth in the notice within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the notice, the commissioner of finance and administration may, without further authorization, withhold that sum or part of that sum from any state-shared taxes that are otherwise apportioned to the county.
TN Code § 41-8-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-113. Special Account to Be Established

 There is authorized to be established in the general fund of the state treasury a special account for depositing available funds under this chapter and for disbursing those funds to the counties that qualify for grants or loans under this chapter; provided, that the commissioner of finance and administration, with the approval of the comptroller of the treasury, may establish the account in such other manner as is deemed appropriate.
TN Code § 41-8-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-114. Counties Free to Seek Other Aid

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of any county to accept any gift, grant or loan of funds or financial or other aid of any form that might otherwise be available to that county from the state or federal government or any agency of the state or federal government or from any other sources or from complying with the terms and conditions of the aid not inconsistent with this chapter.
TN Code § 41-8-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-115. Federal Funds

 The commissioner is authorized and empowered to seek and receive funds from the federal government that will augment the funds appropriated by the state to implement this chapter.
TN Code § 41-8-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-116. Title 9, Chapter 9 Applicable to This Chapter

  The issuance and payment of bonds and bond anticipation notes and the administration of funds for the purpose of this chapter shall be in accordance with title 9, chapter 9.   It is the legislative intent that all bonds and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this chapter are also to be considered as issued under title 9, chapter 9.