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NY A01502
Bill
Status
1/11/2021
Primary Sponsor
Nick Perry
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AI Summary
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Establishes inmate compensation at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day with biannual raises for adequate performance in work and program assignments.
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Provides higher compensation of $5 to $10 per day for inmates in manufacturing or industrial assignments, reverting to previous rates upon transfer out of such assignments.
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Prohibits reduction of inmate compensation when transferred between facilities or assignments within a facility, unless leaving a manufacturing or industrial assignment.
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Requires the Department of Corrections to review and adjust base compensation rates every five years for cost of living increases when the cumulative annual average Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) changes are 10 percent or greater.
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Establishes a minimum daily payment of $1 for inmates unable to work due to medical, mental, cognitive, developmental, or physical conditions, or inmates over 60 with age-related infirmity, adjusted every five years for cost of living.
Legislative Description
Relates to inmate wages; provides that inmates shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; provides that inmates not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost of living.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
4/5/2022