Sec. 1. (a) There is hereby established an industry and farm product advisory council to assist the department in determining the need for products, the estimated volume or number of units required, pricing policies, and other matters relating to sales or promotion of such products manufactured or produced within the correctional system. The commissioner shall […]
Sec. 10. Claims for payment for supplies and services furnished by the correctional facilities to the industry and farm programs during the applicable accounting period in the operation of offender employment programs established in those facilities shall be presented to the department. These claims shall be itemized and, if allowed, shall be paid from the […]
Sec. 11. The department may contract with private persons or businesses, or governmental agencies and political subdivisions of the state, for the management of any industry and farm program or activity operated for the employment of offenders. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.
Sec. 12. An offender employed in accordance with this chapter is subject to IC 22-2-5-3 and IC 22-2-9-8. As added by P.L.223-2013, SEC.3.
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate industry and farm programs for offenders designed to equip the participant with a marketable skill which will provide to the participant a means of earning a livelihood upon the participant’s return to the community. The department shall appoint an administrator who is the chief executive […]
Sec. 3. (a) A confined person may be required to keep his own living quarters clean and orderly. (b) A confined offender may be required to: (1) perform general maintenance work and assist in providing other services essential to the administration of the facility or program; and (2) work in a business, commercial, industrial, or […]
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.49-1997, SEC.86.
Sec. 5. Goods produced in whole or in part by committed persons in this state may be sold on the open market. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.
Sec. 6. (a) The industry and farm products revolving fund is established. The department shall: (1) annually review the revolving fund for the purpose of determining whether the current level is adequate to meet the expenditures required to sustain offender employment programs; and (2) include in the annual report made under IC 11-8-2-5(a)(16) its recommendations […]
Sec. 7. The department shall: (1) request the state budget agency to allocate, as needed, funds from the revolving fund for the cost of operating the department’s industry and farm programs for offender employment; (2) keep complete records showing all transactions in such a manner as to be able to prepare at the end of […]
Sec. 8. Any cash assets in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) remaining in the industry and farm products revolving fund at the close of any fiscal year shall be paid into a special fund to be used for capital expenditures for the department or support of the industry and farm products […]
Sec. 9. Upon the request of a state department, agency, or institution and with the approval of the state budget agency, funds appropriated to that department, agency, or institution for goods to be furnished by the department of correction may be wholly or partially advanced to the offender employment revolving fund to assist in purchasing […]
