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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Leventis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20031sd07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 182
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Corrections and Penology
Summary: Prison industries service work
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/13/2006 Senate Prefiled
12/13/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
1/9/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-103
1/9/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-103
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-1-290 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MAY ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES THAT ALLOW INMATE LABOR TO BE PROVIDED FOR PRISON INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 24-1-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A MARKETING PLAN TO ATTRACT PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES THROUGH THE PRISON INDUSTRIES PROGRAM; AND BY ADDING SECTION 24-1-300 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL MAKE CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS FOLLOWING FROM THE GROSS EARNINGS OF THE INMATES ENGAGED IN PRISON INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIRED DEDUCTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 24-1-290. The Director of the Department of Corrections may enter into contracts with private sector entities that allow inmate labor to be provided for prison industry service work. The use of inmate labor may not result in the displacement of employed workers within the local region in which work is being performed. Pursuant to this section, service work is defined as any work that includes repair, replacement of original manufactured items, packaging, sorting, recycling, labeling, or similar work that is not original equipment manufacturing. The department may negotiate the wage to be paid for inmate labor provided under prison industry service work contracts, and these wages may be less than the prevailing wage for work of a similar nature in the private sector."
SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 24-1-295. The Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce, shall develop and maintain a marketing plan to attract private sector businesses for the employment of inmates through the prison industries program. The marketing plan must include, but not be limited to, provisions of public advertising to establish a prison-based industry and a certification by the Department of Commerce that each new contract does not create an unfair competitive wage disadvantage to the local economy. The negotiation of new contracts and the renewal of existing contracts with private sector entities must be consummated in accordance with procedures established jointly by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Corrections. The procedures must be drafted to ensure fairness and consistency in establishing contracts with private sector entities seeking to establish or continue prison-based operations whenever the wage to be paid is less than the federally established minimum wage. The marketing plan and the procedures for negotiating new contracts and contract renewals must be submitted to and approved by the Budget and Control Board prior to implementation. The Department of Corrections shall annually submit an audit report of the program to the Senate Corrections and Penology Committee and the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee. The provisions of the section may not be construed to apply to traditional prison industries as authorized in Section 24-3-320."
SECTION 3. Chapter 1, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 24-1-300. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall deduct the following from the gross earnings of the inmates engaged in prison industry service work in addition to any other required deductions:
(1) If restitution to a particular victim or victims has been ordered by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, then twenty percent must be used to fulfill the restitution obligation.
(2) If restitution to a particular victim or victims has not been ordered by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or if court-ordered restitution to a particular victim or victims has been satisfied, then twenty percent must be applied to the South Carolina Victims' Compensation Fund.
(3) Ten percent must be retained by the Department of Corrections to defray the cost of the inmate's room and board."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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