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Commission of Pardons and Parole seeks higher per‑diem amid turnover; commissioners say prep work is unpaid
Summary
The Commission of Pardons and Parole requested a statutory change to raise commissioner pay from $300 to $400 per hearing day and asked for replacement laptops; commissioners and staff told the committee the role requires substantial unpaid preparation time and the agency warned of high turnover risk.
The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee to support a statutory pay increase for commissioners from $300 to $400 per hearing day and to approve a modest IT replacement allocation.
Christine Starr, executive director of the Commission of Pardons and Parole, told the committee the seven‑member panel carried out 6,670 decisions in fiscal 2024 and that commissioners last received a pay increase in 2017. The…
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