Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
I.
AUTHORITY:
The Board of Correction is vested with the authority to
promulgate this Administrative Rules by Act 50 of 1968 as amended, Act 473 of
1967, Act 108 of 1981, Act 825 of 1985, and Act 48 of 1989.
II.
PURPOSE:
To establish policy and procedures concerning the manufacture,
sales and distribution of Arkansas Correctional Industries made goods.
III.
APPLICABILITY:
To all ACI employees, to all offices, departments, institutions
and agencies of the state that may purchase ACI made products and to those
political subdivisions, non-profit organizations and other states, which may
purchase ACI, made goods. Pursuant to Arkansas Code
12-30-205:
"(a) A nonprofit organization may purchase
goods produced by the Department of Correction's Industry Division as provided
for by this subchapter upon the condition that the goods may not be resold for
profit.
(b)
(1) Goods produced by the division as
provided for by this subchapter, excluding furniture and seating, may also be
purchased by:
(A) Current employees and
retirees of the Department of Correction;
(B) All employees of the offices,
departments, institutions, school districts, and public agencies in this state.
Subdivision (b) (1) (B) (i) of this section shall not include members of the
General Assembly; and
(C) Current
and former members of the Board of Corrections.
(2) Goods purchased by an individual under
subdivision (b) (1) of this section shall be for personal use only and not for
resale."
IV.
POLICY:
It shall be the policy of the Board of Correction to establish an
ongoing correctional industry program to further provide more adequate, regular
and suitable training and/or employment for the inmates of the state and to
provide quality products and services to be purchased by all offices,
departments, institutions and agencies of the state, all political subdivisions
and non-profit organizations, and other states or others as provided in the
Acts of the State of Arkansas.
V.
PROCEDURES:
1. The Arkansas Correctional Industries
program will purchase equipment, raw materials and supplies in the manner
provided by laws of the State of Arkansas.
2. The Board of Correction will fix and
determine the price range at which all articles or products manufactured or
produced shall be furnished.
3.
Administrative Directives will be developed to provide guidance concerning the
procedures to be used by ACI in the process of selecting market representatives
and its mission to enter into contractual agreements with dealers, retailers,
distributors and manufacturing representatives for the marketing of products
and services produced by ACI.
4.
Arkansas Correctional Industries will prepare, at such times as it may
determine needed, catalogues containing the description of all articles and
products manufactured or produced in the program.
Board Approval Date: 12/15/2010
Effective Date: 12/25/2010
