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Idaho Parole Commission seeks pay bump for commissioners citing recruitment and prep time
Summary
The Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the committee to support legislation to raise commissioner pay from $300 to $400 per hearing day, citing uncompensated preparation time and impending turnover among experienced commissioners.
The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 for legislative authority and funding to increase commissioner pay from $300 to $400 per hearing day.
Executive Director Christine Starr, who has led the commission for just over three months, told lawmakers commissioners conduct roughly three weeks of hearings per month and are paid only for actual hearing days. Starr explained…
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