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NY A02448
Bill
Status
1/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
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Establishes a minimum wage of five dollars per hour for all inmate labor, including work for nonprofit organizations, general prison labor, work release programs, and manufacturing or service work.
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Allows up to forty percent of hourly inmate compensation to be deposited into a newly created "prison inmate fund" established in the state finance law.
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Requires the prison inmate fund to support inmates' families with expenses including daycare, child support, rent, and medical expenses, with family payments equal to or greater than the amount contributed from the inmate's wages.
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Creates a special fund under joint custody of the state comptroller and the department of corrections and community supervision, with funds kept separate from other state moneys and authorized for investment in U.S. or state obligations.
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Takes effect one hundred eighty days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relates to the Inmates Responsibility and Fair Wages Act; establishes a minimum wage for inmates of five dollars per hour; establishes a prison inmate fund where up to forty percent of an inmate's wages can be sent to his or her family to help pay for certain expenses.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/5/2022