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AZ HB2552

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kirsten Engel

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Requires notification to be provided in the same manner as if the prisoner were entitled to workers' compensation under title 23, chapter 6.

  • 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

Full Bill Text

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