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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BARRAR, BOYD, GEIST, BROOKS, CUTLER, FLECK, GABLER, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KNOWLES, MOUL, O'NEILL, PYLE, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, JANUARY 21, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 21, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for nonpayment of prisoners |
3 | during a budget impasse. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 3104(d) of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 3104. Inmate labor in county correctional institutions. |
9 | (d) Inmate accounts.-- |
10 | (1) The authorities in charge of a county correctional |
11 | institution shall fix the wages of each inmate to be employed |
12 | and shall keep an account of all such wages and the amount |
13 | due each inmate. |
14 | (2) Three-fourths of the amount credited to each inmate, |
15 | or the entire amount if the inmate so elects, shall |
16 | constitute a fund for the relief of any person or persons |
17 | dependent upon the inmate and shall be paid to such persons, |
18 | establishing dependency to the satisfaction of the |
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1 | authorities, at such times as they may prescribe. |
2 | (3) In case an inmate has no person dependent upon him, |
3 | the inmate's wages shall be deposited for his benefit and |
4 | shall be paid to him as follows: |
5 | (i) one-third at the time of his discharge; |
6 | (ii) one-third, three months thereafter; and |
7 | (iii) one-third, six months thereafter. |
8 | (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, no |
9 | prisoner shall be paid for labor in the event of a budget |
10 | impasse resulting in the nonpayment of some or all State |
11 | employees. During such an impasse, prisoners shall receive |
12 | credit for work performed. Payment based upon credit earned |
13 | shall be made at the time when payment to all State employees |
14 | affected by the budget impasse has resumed. |
15 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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