Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: SF0083 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 04LSO-0383.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0028

Chapter No.: 76

Prime Sponsor: Senator Schiffer

Catch Title: State penal institution industries.

Subject: Authorizes department of corrections to establish industries for inmates.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act:

• Authorizes the department of corrections to:

• Establish within state penal institutions industries that will produce marketable products or services;

• Make inmate products or services available to agencies of state, federal or local government;

• Engage in activities related to the marketing of inmate products;

• Establish pay rates for inmates based upon specified job-related and behavior-related criteria;

• Prohibits the department from competing with private industry through inmate industries;

• Requires that proceeds from inmate industries be deposited in the enterprise or internal service fund of the same institution.