§354D-13  Venture agreements.  (a)  Thedepartment, working through the correctional industries program, may enter intoventure agreements with private persons for the utilization of qualified,able-bodied inmate labor in the manufacture, processing, or assembly ofcomponents, finished goods, services, or product lines within facilities ownedor leased by the department, or at other sites approved by the director.  Thedepartment may enter into agreements allowing for shared financing by theadministrator and the private contractor for the facility, equipment, rawmaterials, and operation of industries developed pursuant to this section.  Theagreements shall be subject to review as to form by the attorney general and bythe advisory committee.

(b)  Qualified, able-bodied inmates producinggoods and services under the terms of an agreement authorized by this sectionshall be paid on a scale to be determined by the director.  These paymentsshall be distributed to offset the cost of imprisonment, incidental expenses,restitution, child support, and to establish funds in trust for the qualifiedable-bodied inmate upon release in conformance with section 354D-12.

(c)  The correctional industries program maymarket goods and services produced under a venture agreement to both the publicand private sectors. [L 1990, c 341, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 256, §6; am L 1992,c 36, §2]