2010 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - State Government
Chapter 7 - Highway Patrol
Part 2 - Compensation
4-7-204 - Establishment of compensation schedule.

4-7-204. Establishment of compensation schedule.

(a)  (1)  The survey shall determine the lowest step in the range in each adjacent state for each class of position in each duty classification, and from such data determine the average compensation paid in the adjacent states for each class of position in each duty classification.

     (2)  The survey shall establish a ten-step range in each class of position in each duty classification. The amount of average compensation as determined in this section shall equal Step 1 of each class of position in each duty classification.

     (3)  Step 2 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred four and one-half percent (104.5%) of Step 1.

     (4)  Step 3 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred nine and two-tenths percent (109.2%) of Step 1.

     (5)  Step 4 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred fourteen and twelve hundredths percent (114.12%) of Step 1.

     (6)  Step 5 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred nineteen and one-quarter percent (119.25%) of Step 1.

     (7)  Step 6 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred twenty-four and sixty-two hundredths percent (124.62%) of Step 1.

     (8)  Step 7 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred thirty and twenty-three hundredths percent (130.23%) of Step 1.

     (9)  Step 8 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred thirty-six and nine hundredths percent (136.09%) of Step 1.

     (10)  Step 9 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred forty-two and twenty-one hundredths percent (142.21%) of Step 1.

     (11)  Step 10 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred forty-eight and sixty-one hundredths percent (148.61%) of Step 1.

(b)  (1)  In determining the compensation paid in each adjacent state for each class of position in each duty classification, the survey shall not include any employment benefits other than direct compensation, and shall not include any longevity pay unless such pay is a normal part of the monthly base pay schedule.

     (2)  In determining the compensation paid in each adjacent state for each class of position for the duty classifications within the division of motor vehicle enforcement, the survey shall not include any personnel from an adjacent state who are not commissioned members of a state organization, regardless of any similarity of duties, and shall not include any personnel from an adjacent state who are commissioned members of a state police or highway patrol organization.

[Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 4; 1987, ch. 245, § 1.]