House Bill 706 amends Tennessee law to establish additional positions within the district attorneys general's offices and the Department of Correction. Specifically, it creates ten new assistant district attorney general positions and ten criminal investigator positions, which will be funded at specified compensation levels. These positions are intended to enhance the capacity for specialized criminal investigations and prosecutions related to offenses occurring in state correctional institutions. The bill mandates that the Department of Correction provide these positions with full access to relevant evidence and requires cooperation from correctional facility staff during investigations.

Furthermore, the bill designates the allocation of these new positions across various judicial districts that contain state correctional institutions, specifying the distribution of one assistant district attorney general and one criminal investigator for each of the designated districts. The legislation emphasizes that the number of positions created is a minimum requirement and does not restrict the hiring of additional personnel in these roles. The provisions of this act will take effect on July 1, 2025.