Georgia Commons

Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 42. PENAL INSTITUTIONS · Chapter 5. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF STATE AND COUNTIES · Article 6. VOLUNTARY LABOR PROGRAM

42-5-124. Publicizing and inviting participation in programs; cooperation with the Department of Labor.

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  1. Following the issuance and promulgation of rules and regulations, the department and the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration are authorized to publicize the program and invite employers to participate. The department shall rely upon the Georgia Department of Labor for determining whether inmates would be displacing other workers, whether labor shortages exist, and the prevailing local wage for work to be done by inmates. The Georgia Department of Labor is authorized to provide such determinations to the department.

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History

Code 1981, § 42-5-124, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58; Ga. L. 2007, p. 224, § 5/HB 313.

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