The department shall employ all the following criteria in selecting a nonprofit agency with which it may contract pursuant to section 353D-3:

1. (1) The number and quality of services proposed in comparison to direct program costs;
2. (2) Prior experience in working cooperatively with the department of social services and housing, other correctional agencies, community programs, inmates, visitors, and the general public;
3. (3) The ability to use volunteers and other community resources to maximize the cost effectiveness of the program.

[L 1987, c 251, pt of §1]

Note

"Department of social services and housing" renamed. L 1987, c 339.