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ID S1374
Bill
Status
3/26/2014
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Adds Section 20-413A to Idaho Code authorizing the Board of Correction to contract with private agricultural employers for inmate labor in producing, harvesting, and processing perishable agricultural food products.
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Prohibits use of inmate labor from displacing employed workers within the local region where the agricultural work is performed.
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Requires the board to establish rules considering factors including worker displacement prevention, inmate safety, and security risks before entering into contracts.
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Mandates all revenues from inmate labor contracts be deposited into the correctional industries betterment account established in Section 20-415.
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Allows deductions from inmate compensation for costs of incarceration, court-ordered restitution and fines, reentry resources, and other fees deemed necessary by the board.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to provide additional powers and duties of the Division of Correctional Industries for providing inmate agricultural labor to private employers and to provide terms and conditions.
BOARD OF CORRECTION
Last Action
Signed by Governor on 03/26/14 Session Law Chapter 282 Effective: 07/01/2014
3/26/2014