HB2292 - Tennessee: Correction, Dept. Of, Drugs

Companion Bill SB2174. Correction, Dept. of - Removes limits on number of drug detecting dogs that commissioner and department are authorized to maintain for detecting drugs in correction facilities; authorizes department to obain assistance from other agencies in detection of drugs in correction facilities. - Amends TCA Titles 4 and 41. Fiscal Summary for HB2292 / *SB2174Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2292 / *SB2174 Present law requires the department of correction to perform periodic routine searches for contraband of all employees of the department prior to the entrance of the persons inside the confines of a state correctional facility. If contraband is found on an employee pursuant to a search, the employee may be required to submit to an official polygraph examination. Present law authorizes the department [...]

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