Senate
File
102
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
102
BY
ANDERSON
and
FEENSTRA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
requirements
for
state
purchasing
from
prison
1
industries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
904.808,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
When
a
comparable
bid
for
a
similar
3
product
has
been
received
from
an
Iowa-based
business
and
4
the
director
of
the
department
of
administrative
services
5
has
determined
the
product
from
the
Iowa-based
business
is
6
comparable
or
of
better
value
in
both
quality
and
price
to
a
7
similar
product
available
from
Iowa
state
industries.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
904.808,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
3.
A
department
or
agency
of
the
state
shall
may
cooperate
11
and
enter
into
agreements,
if
possible,
for
the
provision
of
12
products
and
services
under
an
inmate
work
program
established
13
by
the
state
director
under
section
904.703
.
14
EXPLANATION
15
Code
section
904.808(1)
is
amended
to
provide
that
a
16
department
or
agency
of
state
government
is
not
required
to
17
purchase
a
product
from
Iowa
state
industries
if
a
comparable
18
bid
for
a
similar
product
of
comparable
or
better
value
has
19
been
received
from
an
Iowa-based
business.
20
Code
section
904.808(3),
requiring
a
department
or
agency
of
21
the
state
to
cooperate
and
enter
into
agreements,
if
possible,
22
for
the
provision
of
products
and
services
under
an
inmate
work
23
program,
is
amended
to
provide
that
a
department
or
agency
may
24
cooperate
and
enter
into
such
agreements.
25
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