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NY A04510
Bill
Status
2/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
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Establishes a minimum wage of $5 per hour for incarcerated individuals performing any labor, including work-release programs, nonprofit volunteer work, prison industry jobs, and other assigned tasks.
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Allows the Department of Corrections to charge nonprofit organizations a reasonable hourly rate for meals and housing of incarcerated volunteers.
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Creates the "Prison Incarcerated Individual Fund" to receive up to 40% of incarcerated individuals' wages, with funds distributed to their families for expenses including daycare, child support, rent, and medical costs.
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Requires that families receive compensation from the fund equal to or greater than the amount contributed from the individual's wages.
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relates to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act; establishes a minimum wage for incarcerated individuals of five dollars per hour; establishes a prison incarcerated individual fund where up to forty percent of an incarcerated individual's wages can be sent to his or her family to help pay for certain expenses.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/3/2024