Oklahoma § 57-537.1 - Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare

§ 57-537.1. 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.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 171, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws

2012, c. 304, § 250.