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SENATE BILL NO. 615 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services on February 6, 2004) (Patrons Prior to Substitute--Senators Bell and Ticer [SB 613]) A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-27 of the Code of Virginia, relating to establishment of stores in state correctional facilities; use of profits.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 53.1-27 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 53.1-27. Establishment of stores in state correctional facilities.

The Director is hereby authorized to provide for the establishment and operation of stores or commissaries in state correctional facilities to deal in such articles as he deems proper. The profits from the operation of such stores shall be used for educational, recreational, pre-release and post-release reentry and transition services, or other purposes beneficial to the inmate population as may be prescribed by the Director.