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Pardons and Parole seeks higher commissioner pay as turnover looms
Summary
The Commission of Pardons and Parole requested statutory authority and funding to raise commissioner pay from $300 to $400 per hearing day, citing recruitment and prep-time burdens; the executive director said more than half the commission will leave by December without changes.
The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 for legislation and funding to increase commissioner pay from $300 to $400 per hearing day, arguing current compensation discourages appointments and does not account for unpaid preparation time.
Noah Peterson, Legislative Services Office analyst, summarized the Commission's FY2026 enhancement request: commissioners last received a pay increase in 2017, and the commission requests statutory authority (testimony cited "section 20, 1,002 of Idaho code" as the relevant citation) to increase the per-day hearing stipend. The governor's recommended fiscal impact of that legislative change was…
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