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REFERENCE TITLE: prisoners; injuries; industrial commission notification |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SB 1129 |
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Introduced by Senator Engel: Representative Jermaine
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AN ACT
amending title 31, chapter 2, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 31‑256; relating to labor by prisoners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 31, chapter 2, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 31-256, to read:
31-256. Prisoner injuries; industrial commission notification
If a prisoner is injured while engaged in productive work in any state prison or institution under the jurisdiction of the department or a private prison under contract with the department as part of the prison industries program or while engaged in productive work for a private person, firm, corporation or association under a contract pursuant to section 41‑1624.01, the director shall provide notice of the injury to the industrial commission of Arizona in the same manner as if the prisoner were entitled to workers' compensation under title 23, chapter 6. This section does not provide benefits to a prisoner who is injured.