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Committee prints measure to raise per-day pay for parole commissioners from $300 to $400
Summary
Representative Mathias introduced RS 31,791 proposing an increase in per-day pay for members of the Commission of Pardons and Parole from $300 to $400 to improve recruitment and retention; sponsor cited unpaid preparation time and a high hearing caseload; the measure was introduced unanimously for hearing.
Representative Mathias (District 19) presented RS 31,791 proposing to raise per-day compensation for commissioners on the Commission of Pardons and Parole from $300 to $400. Mathias said commissioners are paid only for days they attend hearings and are not compensated for preparation time; she said commissioners face heavy caseloads and that retention is a growing problem.
Mathias told the committee the system processes roughly 7,000 hearings a year and that commissioners may receive packets of dozens of pages each, requiring many hours of unpaid preparation. The sponsor said the modest pay increase was intended to help recruit and retain qualified commissioners and asked the committee to print the RS for hearing.
A motion to introduce RS 31,791 was made and carried unanimously. The sponsor invited committee members to observe probation and parole hearings to understand the workload.
Votes at the committee introduction: Motion to introduce RS 31,791 — moved by Representative Bridal Raybould; outcome: motion carried unanimously (vote counts not specified in the transcript).
