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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4559
Introduced 1/11/2006, by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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730 ILCS 5/3-7-2a |
from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2a |
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a facility of the Department of Corrections maintains a commissary or commissaries serving employees of the Department, the selling price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the goods and an additional charge of from 3% to 10%. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4559 |
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LRB094 17131 RLC 52419 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| changing Section 3-7-2a as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2a) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2a)
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| Sec. 3-7-2a. If a facility maintains a commissary or |
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| commissaries serving inmates, the
selling prices for all goods |
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| shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the
goods and an |
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| additional charge of up to 35% for tobacco products and up to
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| 25% for non-tobacco products. The amount of the additional |
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| charges for goods
sold at commissaries serving inmates shall be |
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| based upon the amount necessary to pay for the
wages and |
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| benefits of commissary employees who are employed in any
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| commissary
facilities of
the Department. The Department shall |
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| determine the additional charges upon any
changes in wages and |
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| benefits of commissary employees as negotiated in the
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| collective bargaining agreement. If a facility maintains a |
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| commissary or commissaries serving employees, the selling |
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| price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of |
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| the goods and an additional charge of from 3% to 10%. A |
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| compliance
audit
of all commissaries and the distribution of |
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| commissary funds shall
be included in the regular compliance |
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| audit of the Department conducted
by the Auditor General in |
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| accordance with the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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| Items purchased for sale at any such commissary shall be |
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| purchased, wherever
possible, at wholesale costs. If a facility |
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| maintains a commissary or
commissaries as of the effective
date |
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| of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the |
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| Department may
not contract with a private contractor or vendor |
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| to operate, manage, or
perform any portion of the commissary |
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| services. The Department may not enter
into any such contract |