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13 vocational education programs, for inmates at state
14 penal institutions."
15 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-8633 was adopted.

Garman of Story offered the following amendment H-8639 filed by
Garman, et al., and moved its adoption:

H-8639

1 Amend House File 2552 as follows:
2 1. Page 12, by inserting after line 23 the
3 following:
4 "9. The department of corrections shall submit a
5 report to the general assembly by January 1, 2001,
6 concerning the use of inmate labor on capital
7 improvement projects."
8 2. Page 22, by inserting after line 25 the
9 following:
10 "Sec. . Section 18.6, Code Supplement 1999, is
11 amended by adding the following new subsection:
12 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. The department shall not
13 award a contract to a bidder for a construction,
14 reconstruction, demolition, or repair project or
15 improvement with an estimated cost that exceeds
16 twenty-five thousand dollars in which the bid requires
17 the use of inmate labor supplied by the department of
18 corrections, but not employed by private industry
19 pursuant to section 904.809, to perform the project or
20 improvement."
21 3. Page 24, by inserting after line 19 the
22 following:
23 "Sec. . Section 904.315, Code 1999, is amended
24 to read as follows:
25 904.315 CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
26 The director of the department of general services
27 shall, in writing, let all contracts for authorized
28 improvements costing in excess of twenty-five thousand
29 dollars under chapter 18. Upon prior authorization by
30 the director, improvements costing five thousand
31 dollars or less may be made by the superintendent of
32 any institution.
33 Contracts are a contract is not required for
34 improvements at a state institution where the labor of
35 inmates is to be used if the contract is not for a
36 construction, reconstruction, demolition, or repair
37 project or improvement with an estimated cost in
38 excess of twenty-five thousand dollars."
39 4. By renumbering as necessary.



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