Senate
File
252
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
252
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
165)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
293)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
state
purchasing
from
prison
industries
for
1
products
manufactured
in
this
state.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8A.311,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
The
director
shall
adopt
rules
which
3
provide
that
a
department
or
agency
is
not
required
to
comply
4
with
the
requirements
of
section
904.808
for
the
purchase
of
5
a
product
if
the
department
or
agency
can
verify
that
the
6
product
is
manufactured
within
the
state.
However,
the
rules
7
shall
provide
that
if
a
department
or
agency
is
not
required
8
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
904.808,
Iowa
state
9
industries,
as
defined
in
section
904.802,
shall
be
allowed
to
10
submit
a
bid
to
provide
the
product
to
be
purchased.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Code
section
8A.311,
concerning
competitive
bidding
15
procedures,
is
amended
to
provide
that
the
director
of
the
16
department
of
administrative
services
(DAS)
shall
adopt
rules
17
providing
that
DAS
or
any
other
state
agency
shall
not
be
18
required
to
comply
with
the
requirements
relating
to
purchasing
19
from
prison
industries
if
the
product
to
be
purchased
is
20
manufactured
in
this
state.
The
rules
shall
also
provide
that
21
if
DAS
or
any
other
state
agency
is
not
required
to
comply,
22
prison
industries
shall
be
allowed
to
submit
a
bid
to
provide
23
the
product.
24
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