Pen. Code, § 4497.50

In order to be eligible to receive funds derived from the issuance of General Obligation Bonds under the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Bond Act of 1988, a county or city and county shall do all of the following:

(a) In the design and planning of facilities whose construction, reconstruction, or remodeling is financed under the County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Bond Act of 1988, products for construction, renovation, equipment, and furnishings produced and sold by the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority or local Jail Industry Authority shall be utilized in the plans and specifications unless the county or city and county demonstrates either of the following to the satisfaction of the Board of State and Community Corrections or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice.

(1) The products cannot be produced and delivered without causing delay to the construction of the property.

(2) The products are not suitable for the facility or competitively priced and cannot otherwise be reasonably adapted.

(b) Counties and cities and counties shall consult with the staff of the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority or local Jail Industry Authority to develop new products and adapt existing products to their needs.

(c) The Board of State and Community Corrections or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, shall not enter into any contract with any county or city and county until that county’s or city and county’s plan for purchase from and consultation with the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority or local jail industry program is reviewed and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice.