TN HB2204

TACIR must study salaries and benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers, analyzing impacts on recruitment, staffing, and retention, with particular focus on smaller city and county departments

Study must evaluate how state law enforcement salary increases affect local departments' ability to recruit and retain officers

Report with findings and recommendations due to the governor, legislative speakers, and legislative librarian by January 31, 2027

State and local government entities are required to comply with TACIR's requests for information; study must be conducted using TACIR's existing resources

Covers full-time officers including sheriffs, deputies, police, TBI agents, highway patrol, wildlife officers, ABC commission officers, and correctional officers at both state and local levels