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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 594
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By House Committee on Social & Health Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Tanner, Long and Sayan)
Read first time 3/8/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to correctional institutions; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:
The department of corrections and department of general administration shall develop the following for legislative review: (1) A plan for production within the department of corrections of one or more commodities not currently being produced within the department for use within all state institutions and which may be sold to state correctional systems in other states; (2) a plan for purchasing commodities produced by correctional systems located in other states to the degree the plan would be cost-effective and would involve reciprocal marketing agreements between the several states represented; and (3) a plan to purchase, where cost-effective, materials used in the production of prison-made goods jointly with prison industry programs in other states. The plans shall be submitted to the legislature by March, 1987.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:
State agencies and departments shall purchase for their use all articles or products required by the agencies or departments which are produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections. These articles and products shall not be purchased from any other source unless, upon application by the department or agency: (1) The department of general administration finds that the articles or products do not meet the reasonable requirements of the agency or department, (2) are not of equal or better quality, or (3) the price of the product or service is higher than that produced by the private sector.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The department of corrections shall report to the legislature by July 1, 1987, on the methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of the prison work program including the rehabilitation of inmates and reducing recidivism.