The commissioner of correction shall formulate and implement a compensation plan for correctional officers by which such officers are paid at least the average compensation of correctional officers in the southeastern United States with similar qualifications and years of service. Such plan shall be revised annually to reflect changes in the southeast average compensation. The commissioner shall report annually to the general assembly on the components and ranges in such plan. Such compensation plan shall only be implemented in years in which funds are appropriated to pay the average compensation as determined by such survey.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 6 - Department of Correction — Administration of Institutions
§ 4-6-101. Charitable Institutions Free From Charters
§ 4-6-102. Penitentiaries for Adults — Management by Department of Correction
§ 4-6-103. Wardens and Superintendents — Appointment
§ 4-6-106. Compensation Plan for Correctional Officers
§ 4-6-109. Hospitalization of Inmates
§ 4-6-110. Dentists — Appointment and Removal
§ 4-6-111. Dentists — Facilities
§ 4-6-113. Dentists — Compensation
§ 4-6-114. Architects and Construction Supervisors
§ 4-6-115. Detail of Construction Personnel Between Penitentiaries
§ 4-6-117. Monthly Reports of Receipts and Expenditures
§ 4-6-118. Estimates — Monthly Estimates Required
§ 4-6-119. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Correction
§ 4-6-120. Estimates — Staple Articles
§ 4-6-121. Estimates — Contingent Funds
§ 4-6-122. Estimates — Approved Copies
§ 4-6-123. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Finance and Administration — Warrants
§ 4-6-124. Vouchers — Form and Disposition
§ 4-6-125. Vouchers — Officer's Certification
§ 4-6-126. Vouchers — Form of Certificate — Temporary Employment Payrolls
§ 4-6-129. Appropriations — Requests
§ 4-6-130. Appropriations — Tabulation of Requests — Presentation to General Assembly
§ 4-6-131. Appropriations — Maintenance Allowance Included in Requests
§ 4-6-132. Appropriations — Special Needs Itemized in Requests
§ 4-6-133. Appropriations — Information on Requests
§ 4-6-134. Appropriations — Commissioner's Control
§ 4-6-137. Sale of Mining Products — Petros Mines
§ 4-6-138. Use of Inmates for Personal Gain
§ 4-6-139. Unlawful Use of Inmates — Class E Felony
§ 4-6-141. Investigations Ordered by Governor
§ 4-6-142. Interstate Traveling Expenses
§ 4-6-145. Information From Clerks, Superintendents, and Jailers
§ 4-6-148. Temporary Retention of Disabled Correctional Officer or Youth Service Worker