Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house passage and pass a bill that increases employment incentives for correctional officers.

Highlights:

• Increases correctional officer, youth counselor, and psychiatric care technician pay by an additional $2 per hour in 2022 and $5 per hour in 2023 and subsequent years until funding from the American Rescue Plan act of 2021 is no longer available (Pg. 1).

• Requires the department of corrections report to the joint committee on finance documenting the amount the department expended for additional compensation by January 15, 2025 (Pg. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases employment incentives for correctional officers.

Highlights:

• Increases correctional officer, youth counselor, and psychiatric care technician pay by an additional $2 per hour in 2022 and $5 per hour in 2023 and subsequent years until funding from the American Rescue Plan act of 2021 is no longer available (Pg. 1).

• Requires the department of corrections report to the joint committee on finance documenting the amount the department expended for additional compensation by January 15, 2025 (Pg. 2).

Full Bill Text