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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-521" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Management Council shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>advise Maryland Correctional Enterprises on its specific proposals to establish new industries and improve the quality and quantity of job training programs; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>recommend the establishment and maintenance of industrial plants and service centers to be used for implementing the programs developed by the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer under § 3–511 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall operate industrial plants and service centers recommended under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection primarily with incarcerated individuals in a manner that benefits the State and the training of incarcerated individuals by producing goods or providing services that are practical and adaptable for a prison industry.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Management Council shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>review the operation of the programs of Maryland Correctional Enterprises to determine whether:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>there is undue competition with private enterprise and recommend necessary adjustments to prevent undue competition; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>there is any negative impact on workers in the State, including wage depression or job displacement;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>review the standards for goods and services and the pricing schedules as recommended by the Chief Executive Officer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>review the occupational health and safety record of programs and other working conditions of incarcerated individuals in the programs of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Management Council shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>review the success of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>meeting the employability development needs of incarcerated individuals; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>coordinating work programs with other rehabilitative programs;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>solicit and review information pertaining to concerns of participating incarcerated individuals; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>recommend changes as necessary to meet the goals and objectives of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Management Council shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>solicit ideas, proposals, and suggestions from business representatives, nonprofit organizations, government entities, and members of the public as to how Maryland Correctional Enterprises could enhance the work experience of incarcerated individuals and increase the ability of incarcerated individuals to obtain gainful employment after release;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>review and recommend opportunities with private sector employers to expand the Prison Industries Enhancement Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>review and identify ways to improve the business practices of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in its sales, marketing, inventory, warehousing, and product line operations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>monitor customer satisfaction with price, quality, delivery, and after delivery service; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>review and comment on the operating and capital budgets of Maryland Correctional Enterprises, including cash forecasts.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
