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ID S1361
Bill
Status
2/24/2014
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Board of Correction may contract with private agricultural employers for inmate labor in production, harvesting, and processing of perishable agricultural food products.
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Inmate labor use must not displace employed workers in the local region where agricultural work is performed.
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Inmates working under such contracts are classified as employees of the private agricultural employer and must be paid at least Idaho minimum wage.
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Board must establish rules for contract approval considering worker displacement prevention, inmate safety, and security risks.
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Board must establish rules for deducting inmate earnings to cover incarceration costs, court-ordered restitution and fines, reentry resources, and other board-determined fees.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to provide additional powers and duties of the Board of Correction for providing inmate agricultural labor to private employers and to provide terms and conditions.
BOARD OF CORRECTION
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
2/25/2014