Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-537.1
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Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare
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and Canteen System Support Revolving Fund.
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the
"Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen
System Support Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all profits generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone
system and any inmate electronic mail system. All monies accruing
to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be
budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections and the
Canteen System Board of Directors for the benefit of inmates of the
various institutions and personnel of the Department and to support
canteen system operations according to written Department policy,
welfare budget limitations, and upon approval of the Canteen System
Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services for approval and payment. All expenditures from this fund
shall comply with the applicable provisions of The Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act, unless specifically exempted by subsection E of
Section 537 of this title.
B. All cash balances credited to the various Department canteen
fund accounts that were previously budgeted and approved for inmate
and staff welfare expenditures prior to November 1, 2008, but are
not encumbered or expended as of June 30, 2008, shall be transferred
to the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and
Canteen System Support Revolving Fund upon implementation of the
Department of Corrections consolidated canteen, trust and
restitution accounting system. Effective November 1, 2008, profits
generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone systems, and
any inmate electronic mail systems shall be identified and deposited
in the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and
Canteen System Support Revolving Fund.
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the
"Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen
System Support Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all profits generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone
system and any inmate electronic mail system. All monies accruing
to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be
budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections and the
Canteen System Board of Directors for the benefit of inmates of the
various institutions and personnel of the Department and to support
canteen system operations according to written Department policy,
welfare budget limitations, and upon approval of the Canteen System
Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services for approval and payment. All expenditures from this fund
shall comply with the applicable provisions of The Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act, unless specifically exempted by subsection E of
Section 537 of this title.
B. All cash balances credited to the various Department canteen
fund accounts that were previously budgeted and approved for inmate
and staff welfare expenditures prior to November 1, 2008, but are
not encumbered or expended as of June 30, 2008, shall be transferred
to the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and
Canteen System Support Revolving Fund upon implementation of the
Department of Corrections consolidated canteen, trust and
restitution accounting system. Effective November 1, 2008, profits
generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone systems, and
any inmate electronic mail systems shall be identified and deposited
in the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and
Canteen System Support Revolving Fund.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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