Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A4510
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HYNDMAN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Eddie Gibbs
Jeffrion Aubry
Chantel Jackson
Jo Anne Simon
multi-Sponsors
Dana Levenberg
2023-A4510 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A4510 (ACTIVE) - Summary
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.
2023-A4510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4510 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law and the state finance law, in relation to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Incarcer- ated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act". § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 170 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an incarcerated indi- vidual may be permitted to leave the institution under guard to volun- tarily perform work for a nonprofit organization. AN INCARCERATED INDI- VIDUAL WHO VOLUNTEERS TO PERFORM WORK FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PAID A MINIMUM WAGE OF FIVE DOLLARS PER HOUR. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION A REASONABLE HOURLY RATE FOR MEALS AND HOUSING OF ANY VOLUNTEERING PRISONERS, IF APPLICABLE. As used in this section, the term "nonprofit organization" means an organ- ization operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. § 3. Section 171 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PAID A MINIMUM WAGE OF FIVE DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR ANY LABOR PERFORMED. § 4. Subdivision 7 of section 177 of the correction law, as renumbered by chapter 256 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows: 7. AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PAID A MINIMUM WAGE OF FIVE DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR ANY LABOR PERFORMED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06426-01-3
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