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HB 1555 (2020)

Summary:

Requires that a prisoner incarcerated in a state correctional facility who works in a culinary job, buildings/grounds/maintenance job, or another job as identified by the Department of Corrections be paid one-half of the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, provided that the prisoner's earnings above basic prison pay for his or her job shall be used only for vocational or postsecondary education. At the time of this bill's submission inmates are paid by day, not by hour, so this bill would require various system changes. The House amended the bill to instead establish a committee to study increasing wages, educational opportunities, and
the corresponding impact on recidivism among prisoners working in state prisons.

Bill Sponsor:
Craig R. Thompson
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Bill Became Law?:
No
Status Detail:
Tabled in the Senate
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