Tennessee § 41-2-133 - Institution of work release programs by counties — Costs.
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§ 41-2-133. Institution of work release programs by counties — Costs.
All counties in the state, except as provided in subsection (b), may institute a work release program in accordance with this chapter. This section shall not apply to any county having a population, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than nor more than 14,400 14,500 19,500 19,600 20,200 20,300 28,000 28,100 30,400 30,500 The state's share of the cost imposed on local governments by the work release program as instituted by this section shall be funded by the increase in state taxes apportioned by law to cities and counties that are not specifically earmarked for a particular purpose. Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 1; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; 1980, ch. 911, §§ 1, 4, 5; T.C.A., § 41-1244. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Cross-References. Roster of inmate release privileges, title 41, ch. 21, part 7.
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