(a) The salary schedule determined by the most recent compensation survey shall be implemented by the commissioners of human resources and finance and administration in the next fiscal year, subject only to availability of appropriations.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-7-205
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(b) In each fiscal year all funds appropriated in the general appropriations act and allocated for the salaries of fully commissioned members of the department of safety and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall be first used to implement the compensation survey. To the extent of any remaining funds, the general assembly, upon the recommendations of the department of human resources, shall provide for the expenditure of such funds.(c)(1) No adjustment arising from the survey provided for in this part or the salary schedule determined by the survey shall take effect until such adjustment is funded in the general appropriations bill.(2) The payment of such adjustment or increase in the salary schedule is conditioned upon such adjustment or increase being funded in the general appropriations bill.
