- (1) No county's application will be considered unless all required information is provided.
- (2) All applications will be reviewed by the Department of Correction and ranked as necessary.
- (3) No proposal will be approved unless it clearly appears to offer a more cost-effective alternative to adding State facilities over a reasonable period of time.
(4) Should the ranking of applications be necessary, such ranking will be based upon the Department's estimation of:
- (a) the project's relative impact upon the State's capacity to incarcerate felon offenders, and construc- tion and operation.
- (5) The Department of Correction will submit to the State Funding Board all eligible proposals, approved by the Commissioner and rank ordered as necessary.
- (6) At the same time, the Department will submit those proposals to the Legislative Select Oversight Committee for its review.
Authority: T.C.A. §§41-8-105 and 41-8-108. Administrative History: Original rule filed April 21, 1987; effec- tive July 29, 1987.