Section 135 Commissary Technical Correction 2

Said subsection (b) of said section 171 of said chapter 127, as amended by section 134, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The department of correction, state correctional facilities, state prisons, county correctional facilities and entities, sellers, suppliers or vendors contracting with such facilities shall charge an amount not to exceed 95 per cent of the market price for commissary items at non-correctional major retail stores in the commonwealth. The department of correction and county sheriffs shall maximize discounts procured from bulk purchasing of commissary items or other contracting opportunities that reduce the cost of such items and shall not receive commissions, revenue or other financial incentives in any contract with a seller, supplier or vendor of commissary items.