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AZ HB2552
Bill
Status
5/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten Engel
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AI Summary
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Adds Arizona Revised Statutes section 31-256 requiring the director of the Department of Corrections to notify the Industrial Commission of Arizona when a prisoner is injured during productive work in state prisons, private prisons under contract, or while working for private employers under section 41-1624.01.
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Requires notification to be provided in the same manner as if the prisoner were entitled to workers' compensation under title 23, chapter 6.
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Explicitly states that the notification requirement does not entitle injured prisoners to receive workers' compensation benefits.
Legislative Description
Prisoners; injuries; industrial commission notification
Workers' Compensation
Last Action
Assigned to House RULES Committee
5/19/2020