Bill > A00045

This bill establishes an optional retirement stipend program for incarcerated individuals who are over 62 years old and have served at least five years of their sentence. Under the new provision, eligible inmates can choose to stop participating in prison work programs and receive a monthly stipend of $30. The bill requires the prison commissioner to inform eligible individuals about this retirement option and to document in writing if an inmate chooses to continue working and decline the stipend. Inmates who initially refuse the retirement benefit can later elect to stop working and receive the stipend by providing 30 days' written notice. Importantly, the bill specifies that this retirement option does not exempt individuals from completing mandatory programs required for parole release, though inmates waiting for an opening in such a program may stop working until the program becomes available. The bill is set to take effect one year after becoming law, with immediate authorization for preparing necessary implementation rules and regulations.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A45