Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4.

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Correction to pay $85 monthly from existing budget funds to correctional officers (active or retired) who take custody of retired service dogs. The payment covers only medical care for the retired canine and must be documented with annual records submitted to the department. Officers must notify the department within 30 days of the dog's death, at which point payments stop. The law applies to dogs retired due to age, injury, or other reasons after July 1, 2025.