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                         SENATE BILL 6728

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators Costa, Hargrove, Winsley and Kohl‑Welles

Read first time 01/30/2002.  Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

Revising provisions relating to purchase of articles or products from inmate work programs.

    AN ACT Relating to purchase of articles or products from inmate work programs; and amending RCW 43.19.534.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.19.534 and 1993 sp.s. c 20 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    State agencies, the legislature, and departments shall purchase for their use all goods and services required by the legislature, agencies, or departments that are produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections through state contract.  These goods and services 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.  However, the criteria contained in (1), (2), and (3) of this section for purchasing goods and services from sources other than correctional industries do not apply to goods and services produced by correctional industries that primarily replace goods manufactured or services obtained from outside the state)).  The department of corrections and department of general administration shall adopt administrative rules that implement this section.

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