Bill Text: IL HB1380 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the prices of goods sold in Department of Corrections commissaries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB1380 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1380-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3-7-2a as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2a) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2a)
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7 | Sec. 3-7-2a. If a facility maintains a commissary or | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | commissaries serving inmates, the the
selling prices for all | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the
goods and | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | an additional charge of up to 35% for tobacco products and up | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | to
25% for non-tobacco products. The amount of the additional | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | charges for goods
sold at commissaries serving inmates shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | based upon the amount necessary to pay for the
wages and | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | benefits of commissary employees who are employed in any
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15 | commissary
facilities of
the Department. The Department shall | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | determine the additional charges upon any
changes in wages and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | benefits of commissary employees as negotiated in the
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18 | collective bargaining agreement. If a facility maintains a | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | commissary or commissaries serving employees, the selling | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | the goods and an additional charge of up to 10%. A compliance
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22 | audit
of all commissaries and the distribution of commissary | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | funds shall
be included in the regular compliance audit of the |
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1 | Department conducted
by the Auditor General in accordance with | ||||||
2 | the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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3 | Items purchased for sale at any such commissary shall be | ||||||
4 | purchased, wherever
possible, at wholesale costs. If a facility | ||||||
5 | maintains a commissary or
commissaries as of the effective
date | ||||||
6 | of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the | ||||||
7 | Department may
not contract with a private contractor or vendor | ||||||
8 | to operate, manage, or
perform any portion of the commissary | ||||||
9 | services. The Department may not enter
into any such contract | ||||||
10 | for commissary services at a facility that opens
subsequent to | ||||||
11 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
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12 | Assembly.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 93-607, eff. 1-1-04; 94-913, eff. 6-23-06.)
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