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Committee advances AB 248 to remove state wage cap on incarcerated workers, restoring county control
Summary
AB 248 would eliminate a state-imposed maximum wage for incarcerated people (currently 25¢ per hour), allowing county boards of supervisors to set local wages. The bill passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee as amended and was sent to the Senate floor.
The Senate Public Safety Committee on June 10 approved Assembly Bill 248, which would remove an existing state statutory cap on wages that counties may pay people incarcerated in county jails. The author said the change restores local control and imposes no fiscal cost on the state.
Assemblymember Brian, the bill author, said the state’s…
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