1Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20commissions shall be determined," in powers and duties of the
21Department of Corrections, prohibiting use of funds for
22privatizing or outsourcing certain services.

23The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24hereby enacts as follows:

25Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
26as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
27section to read:

1Section 915-B. Prohibition of Use of Funds for Privatizing
2or Outsourcing Certain Services.--Commonwealth funds
3appropriated to the Department of Corrections shall not be used
4to privatize or outsource food preparation services of State
5correctional institutions.

6Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.