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OK HB2486

Bill

Status

Passed

5/12/2014

Primary Sponsor

Don Barrington

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB2486 Summary

  • Amends 57 O.S. 2011, Section 549 regarding State Board of Corrections powers and duties over prison industries, inmate trust funds, and wage apportionment.

  • Exempts inmates with life sentences without possibility of parole from the requirement that 20% of wages be placed in a mandatory discharge account.

  • Establishes four pay grades for Construction Division on-the-job training inmates: Pay Grade A and B (Inmate Worker), Pay Grade C (Apprentice), and Pay Grade D (Skilled Craft).

  • Allows inmates to use discharge account funds to pay fees or costs for filing civil or criminal actions under Oklahoma Statutes and federal code.

  • Becomes effective November 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Prisons and reformatories; providing exemption to certain inmate wage requirement; effective date.

Prisons and Correctional Institutions

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/12/2014

5/12/2014

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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