Bill > HB1924

This bill directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), a state agency that studies issues affecting local governments, to conduct a comprehensive study of crime stoppers programs across Tennessee. Crime stoppers programs are community-based initiatives that encourage citizens to report criminal activity anonymously, often in exchange for rewards, and work in partnership with law enforcement. The study will examine how these programs collect and report data, assess the stability and sources of their funding, and evaluate their relationships with law enforcement and the broader community. Based on this assessment, TACIR will then propose recommendations to improve these programs, aiming for better statewide coordination, increased public participation leading to more tips, enhanced efficiency in law enforcement efforts, stronger community-police trust, consistent program standards, and a statewide support and accountability framework. TACIR can request information from other government entities to complete this study, which must be funded using its existing resources, and will then report its findings and any proposed legislative changes to relevant legislative committees.