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GA HB1307
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/16/2024
Primary Sponsor
El-Mahdi Holly
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AI Summary
- Georgia Department of Corrections must monitor and record all labor provided by and goods produced by inmates authorized to work at paid employment, including on-the-job training, state correctional industries work, and prison industry enhancement certification program labor
- Inmates must be paid market-rate wages comparable to what a non-incarcerated person would earn for the same labor or goods produced
- Wages earned by inmates shall be retained and distributed according to existing provisions under Code Section 42-5-59
- Amends Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, adding new Code Section 42-5-60.2
Legislative Description
Penal institutions; fair market wages for inmate labor; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/21/2024
Committee Referrals
Public Safety and Homeland Security2/20/2024
Full Bill Text
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