Public Act 094-0913
 
HB4559 Enrolled LRB094 17131 RLC 52419 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 3-7-2a as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2a)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2a)
    Sec. 3-7-2a. If a facility maintains a commissary or
commissaries serving inmates, the selling prices for all goods
shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the goods and an
additional charge of up to 35% for tobacco products and up to
25% for non-tobacco products. The amount of the additional
charges for goods sold at commissaries serving inmates shall be
based upon the amount necessary to pay for the wages and
benefits of commissary employees who are employed in any
commissary facilities of the Department. The Department shall
determine the additional charges upon any changes in wages and
benefits of commissary employees as negotiated in the
collective bargaining agreement. If a facility maintains a
commissary or commissaries serving employees, the selling
price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of
the goods and an additional charge of up to 10%. A compliance
audit of all commissaries and the distribution of commissary
funds shall be included in the regular compliance audit of the
Department conducted by the Auditor General in accordance with
the Illinois State Auditing Act.
    Items purchased for sale at any such commissary shall be
purchased, wherever possible, at wholesale costs. If a facility
maintains a commissary or commissaries as of the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the
Department may not contract with a private contractor or vendor
to operate, manage, or perform any portion of the commissary
services. The Department may not enter into any such contract
for commissary services at a facility that opens subsequent to
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 93-607, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.