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Committee examines fiscal impact of paying incarcerated workers higher wages under H.294
Summary
DOC estimated that paying incarcerated individuals state minimum wage could cost $12 million–$16 million in pure wages (based on pay-period assumptions); committee members debated ethical concerns over current pay rates and asked for the methodology and further cost detail.
The committee heard a presentation on the fiscal implications of paying incarcerated workers higher wages, a central element of House Bill H.294 described in testimony.
DOC staff presented an estimate that paying facility workers at state minimum wage would result in $12 million to $16 million in pure wages depending on whether the calculation assumes a 60-hour or 80-hour pay period for certain work assignments; DOC staff clarified those figures are biweekly (per pay period) extrapolations based on recent pay-period data and Vermont minimum wage…
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