§ 16-3-901. Creation
There is created the private probation services council.
§ 16-3-902. Purpose
The purpose of the council is to ensure that uniform professional and contract standards are practiced and maintained by private corporations, enterprises and entities engaged in rendering general misdemeanor probation supervision, counseling and collection services to the courts.
§ 16-3-903. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Council” means the private probation services council; “Governing authority” means the elected body of any county, municipality or metropolitan government with statutory power to enter into written contracts with corporations, enterprises or entities to provide public services; and “Private entity” means a privately owned and […]
§ 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.