HB1690 — Correctional Programs - As introduced, requires the department of correction to pay an additional $5.00 per day recidivism-reduction stipend for certain county jails housing convicted felons, in which the felons attend evidence-based programs to reduce recidivism rates upon release. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8, Chapter 26; Title 40 and Title 41.

HB1690 — Correctional Programs - As introduced, requires the department of correction to pay an additional $5.00 per day recidivism-reduction stipend for certain county jails housing convicted felons, in which the felons attend evidence-based programs to reduce recidivism rates upon release. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8, Chapter 26; Title 40 and Title 41. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-8-106, by adding a new subsection that requires the department to pay a recidivism-reduction stipend to certain counties. A county must meet two…Open in Informed Citizenry