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This bill requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), a state agency that studies issues affecting local governments, to conduct a comprehensive study on the salaries and other benefits provided to both state and local law enforcement officers across Tennessee. The study will analyze how current compensation affects the ability of law enforcement agencies, particularly smaller city and county departments, to recruit, staff, and retain officers, and will explore potential solutions for improvement. It will also examine how any state-level salary increases for state law enforcement officers might impact the recruitment and retention of local officers. TACIR must then publish a report of its findings and recommendations, delivering it to the governor and legislative leaders by January 31, 2027, and may request information from other government entities to complete its work, using its existing resources. For the purposes of this study, "local law enforcement officer" includes sheriffs, deputies, police officers, chiefs, and correctional officers employed by political subdivisions, while "state law enforcement officer" refers to commissioned members of the Department of Safety, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents, wildlife and alcoholic beverage commission officers engaged in law enforcement, and correctional officers with law enforcement powers.

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