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Jan 20, 2023 | referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
senate Bill S2345
Sponsored By
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Kristen Gonzalez
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
S2345 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§170, 171, 177, 178, 184, 186 & 187, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020: S3138
2021-2022: S287
S2345 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2345 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting "the prison minimum wage act" PURPOSE: To end the last vestiges of slavery and embrace the spirit and the prom- ise of the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution by providing a minimum wage of $3.00 an hour to inmates. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides the title of the bill, "Prison Minimum Wage Act." Section 2 amends subdivision 3 of section 170 of the correction law, as added by chapter 256 of the law of 2010 which provides that any inmate who volunteers to perform work for a nonprofit organization shall be paid a minimum wage of three dollars per hour. This subdivision also
S2345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2345 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BAILEY, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting "the prison minimum wage 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 prison minimum wage 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; PROVIDED THAT EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO VOLUNTEERS TO PERFORM WORK FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PAID A MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CHARGE THE NONPROFIT ORGAN- IZATION A REASONABLE HOURLY RATE FOR MEALS AND HOUSING OF SUCH PRISON- ERS, IF ANY. As used in this section, the term "nonprofit organization" means an organization 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. ANY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING LABOR AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR HIS OR HER LABOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01349-01-3 S. 2345 2
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