Tennessee § 41-22-408 - Contracts for services — Budgets — Operating plans — Monitoring.

§ 41-22-408. Contracts for services — Budgets — Operating plans — Monitoring.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board has the authority to contract for professional services, for which reimbursement may be established on an incentive basis, and for the lease or purchase of property and equipment, to be provided for TRICOR, that is necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties to manage and operate. The board shall establish the budget for TRICOR based on its mission and shall submit its budget directly to the commissioner of finance and administration independent from the department of correction budget. The board shall approve the annual operating plan of TRICOR. The board shall establish and review, as necessary, the pricing policies for products and services provided by TRICOR. The board shall have such other powers as are necessary to accomplish the mission of TRICOR as the board establishes for itself and as are reviewed by the state and local government committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections and the governor. The board has the duty to monitor TRICOR's operation and management and to impose such limitations as are prudent and necessary to assure that freedoms and powers are not abused. The board and TRICOR are subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury as provided by law. With the approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the board may engage the services of a public accounting firm. The board shall assist TRICOR in maintaining the quality of management processes and reporting, providing for the adequacy of financial and accounting control systems and serving as a communications channel between TRICOR managers and auditors. The board shall adopt and publish bylaws to govern its operation and to provide an orderly change process by which its powers, responsibilities and functions may from time to time be modified. The bylaws of TRICOR shall be altered, rescinded or amended in the manner described in subdivision (f)(3)(B). The adopted bylaws may be altered, rescinded or amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of any regular or special meeting of the board of directors, if a copy of the proposed amendment is submitted in writing to each director at least ten (10) days before the meeting at which a vote upon the proposal is to be taken and upon ratification by the state and local government committee of the senate, the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections and the governor or the governor's designee. Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2003, ch. 187, §§ 21-29; 2006, ch. 750, § 4; 2011, ch. 410, § 2(k); 2012, ch. 925, § 3; 2013, ch. 236, § 64; 2019, ch. 345, § 70. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 750, § 5 provided that no expenditure of public funds pursuant to the act shall be made in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 2000 d and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 2000 e. For the Preamble to the act concerning the prohibition against establishment of a special committee if there is a standing committee on the same subject, please refer to Acts 2011, ch. 410. Amendments. The 2019 amendment substituted “committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections” for “state government committee of the house of representatives” in (e) and (f)(3)(B). Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 345, § 148. May 10, 2019.