SB260 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Corrections Dept., Dept. of Finance, Purchasing Division, to provide exemptions from purchasing requirements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.

Summary

This bill exempts the Alabama Department of Corrections from the state purchasing office, allowing it to buy equipment and materials for prison-made goods directly without going through state purchasing.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 14-7-8 to give the Department of Corrections authority to purchase equipment, raw materials, components, and supplies, and to hire supervisory staff for prison industries. It creates an exemption stating these purchases do not need to go through the Division of Purchasing of the Department of Finance. The goal is to support the manufacture or production of prison-made goods and the operation of prison industries by giving DOC more direct procurement control.

Who It Affects

• Alabama Department of Corrections and its prison industries, which would be able to purchase needed equipment and materials directly without using the state purchasing process.
• Division of Finance's Division of Purchasing (state purchasing system), which would no longer handle DOC purchases for prison-made goods due to the exemption.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 14-7-8 to authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase equipment, raw materials, components, and supplies and to supervise personnel for prison industries.
• Purchases by the Department of Corrections for prison-made goods are exempt from purchasing through the Division of Purchasing.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed by the Governor.

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Subjects

Corrections Department