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NY A06469
Bill
Status
4/11/2023
Primary Sponsor
Monique Chandler-Waterman
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AI Summary
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Establishes a base compensation rate of $1.20 to $10 per day for incarcerated individuals performing work and program assignments with biannual raises for adequate performance.
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Provides $5 to $10 per day compensation for incarcerated individuals in manufacturing or industrial assignments, reverting to previous rates upon transfer from such assignments.
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Prohibits compensation decreases when incarcerated individuals transfer between facilities or change assignments within a facility, unless leaving manufacturing or industrial work.
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Requires the Department of Correction to review and adjust base compensation rates every five years for cost-of-living increases if the cumulative annual average changes in the Consumer Price Index reach 10 percent or greater.
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Mandates $1.00 per day compensation for incarcerated individuals unable to work due to medical, mental, cognitive, developmental, or physical impairments, or those over 60 with age-related infirmity, adjusted every five years for cost of living.
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Effective date is one year after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Relates to incarcerated individuals wages; provides that incarcerated individuals 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 incarcerated individuals 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
referred to correction
1/3/2024