Adopt Fees for GED Or Other Scholastic Testing

RESOLUTION # _______

RESOLUTION TO CHARGE INMATES A NOMINAL FEE
FOR PARTICIPATION IN GED OR OTHER SCHOLASTIC TESTING

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-4-142(b), authorizes county legislative bodies to pass a resolution to establish and implement a plan authorizing the jail or workhouse administrator to charge an inmate committed to the county jail or workhouse a nominal fee, set by the county legislative body at the time of adoption, for participation in GED or other scholastic testing for which the administering agency charges a fee for each test administered, when provided at the inmate's request; and

WHEREAS, the __________ County Legislative Body has determined that it is in the best interests of _________County that the county establish a plan to charge inmates a nominal fee for participation in GED or other scholastic testing when provided at the inmate's request;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the _________ County Legislative Body meeting in _______________ session in ____________, Tennessee, on the ___ day of _____________, 20___, that:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-4-142(b), the jail or workhouse administrator of _________ County is authorized to charge an inmate incarcerated in the county jail or workhouse, ______ dollars ($______) for participation in GED or other scholastic testing when provided at the inmate's request, provided that the administering agency charges a fee for each test administered.

SECTION 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-4-142(c), the jail or workhouse administrator is authorized to deduct the amount of the fee authorized by Section 1 of this resolution from such inmate’s jail trust account or any other account or fund established by or for the benefit of such inmate while incarcerated.

SECTION 3. This resolution shall not be construed as authorizing the county to fail to provide the services specified in this resolution based on the inmate's inability to pay the fee authorized by this resolution.

SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption, the general welfare requiring it.

Adopted this _____ day of __________________, 200__. APPROVED:

______________________________ County Mayor

ATTEST:

______________________________ County Clerk