§ 16-3-904. Attachment to Appropriate State Entity
The commissioner of finance and administration shall attach the council to the appropriate state entity for administrative purposes.
§ 16-3-905. Membership
The council shall consist of the following seven (7) voting members: Four (4) members who shall be appointed to serve for four-year terms as follows: One (1) criminal court judge who shall be appointed by the president of the Tennessee judicial conference, representing a judicial district within which one (1) or more private entities provide […]
§ 16-3-906. Officers
The council shall annually elect from its membership a chair, vice chair and other officers as deemed expedient.
§ 16-3-907. Staff
The state entity to which the council is attached for administrative purposes shall provide staff services for the council.
§ 16-3-908. Meetings
The council shall meet at such times and places as necessary and convenient.
§ 16-3-909. Duties of Council — Fingerprint Sample and Criminal History Records Check — Reinstatement of License — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
The purpose of the council is to ensure that uniform professional and contract standards are practiced and maintained by private corporations, enterprises and entities rendering general misdemeanor probation supervision, counseling and collection services to the courts. To such end, the council shall: Provide oversight of private entities; Promulgate uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards […]
§ 16-3-910. Powers of the Council
The council has the power: To establish fees sufficient to pay the annual expenses of the council; and In a lawful proceeding under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, assess civil penalties, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, for violations of statutes, rules or […]
§ 16-3-911. Probation Contracts With Private Entities
No public officer or employee of a governing authority who is involved in making or administering a contract with a private entity that is governed by the council and that provides probation services may derive any direct benefit from the contract.
§ 16-3-1001. Establishment of Special Revolving Loan Fund — Purpose — Rules and Regulations — Funding
There is established within the general fund a special revolving loan fund to be known as the automated court system hardware replacement loan fund, referred to in this part as the “fund”. The fund is established for the purpose of providing interest-free funding for the replacement of computer hardware associated with automated court systems that […]
§ 16-3-815. Creation of the Integrated Criminal Justice Steering Committee — Purpose
There is created an integrated criminal justice steering committee, which shall be administratively attached to the administrative office of the courts. The purpose of the integrated criminal justice steering committee is to provide the governmental and technical information systems infrastructure necessary for accomplishing state and local government public safety and justice functions in the most […]