BILL NUMBER: SB 1130	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 2, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 26, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 12, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Aanestad
   (  Coauthor:   Assembly Member 
 Chesbro   Coauthors:   Assembly
Members   Chesbro   and Huber  )

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to amend Section 2807 of the Penal Code, relating to
corrections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1130, as amended, Aanestad. Corrections: Prison Industry
Authority.
   Existing law provides that there is in existence within the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the Prison Industry
Authority under the direction of the Prison Industry Board. Under
existing law, the authority has jurisdiction over the operation of
all industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises employing
prisoners in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department
and has the power to establish new enterprises which it deems
appropriate.
   Under existing law, products made by enterprises under the
authority's jurisdiction shall be purchased by the state or a state
agency, and may be purchased by a local agency or by a state agency
to be offered for sale to persons residing in state-operated
institutions at prices fixed by the authority.
   This bill would provide that, notwithstanding requirements imposed
on  the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  state agencies  to purchase Prison Industry
Authority products, the  department   Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation  shall not be restricted from
entering into contracts with private entities or other public
agencies for locally produced perishable goods provided at a lower
price than the price available from the Prison Industry Authority
 , provided that the contract is to provide these goods to a
facility that is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or
less  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2807 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2807.  (a) The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to
operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises which will
provide products and services needed by the state, or any political
subdivision thereof, or by the federal government, or any department,
agency, or corporation thereof, or for any other public use.
Products may be purchased by state agencies to be offered for sale to
inmates of the department and to any other person under the care of
the state who resides in state-operated institutional facilities.
Fresh meat may be purchased by food service operations in state-owned
facilities and sold for onsite consumption.
   (b) All things authorized to be produced under subdivision (a)
shall be purchased by the state, or any agency thereof, and may be
purchased by any county, city, district, or political subdivision, or
any agency thereof, or by any state agency to offer for sale to
persons residing in state-operated institutions, at the prices fixed
by the Prison Industry Authority. State agencies shall make maximum
utilization of these products, and shall consult with the staff of
the authority to develop new products and adapt existing products to
meet their needs.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the requirements imposed on
 the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 
 state agencies  to purchase Prison Industry Authority
products, make maximum utilization of these products, and consult
with the staff of the authority to develop new products and adapt
existing products to meet its needs shall not restrict the 
department   Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation  from entering into contracts with private
entities or other public agencies for locally produced perishable
goods provided at a lower price than the price available from the
Prison Industry Authority  , provided that the contract is to
provide these goods to a facility that is located in a county with a
population of 50,000 or less .