HB 118 — An Act relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections; and relating to planning for prisoner reentry.

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and relating to planning for prisoner reentry." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

118(STA)118 01 "An Act relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections;

04 (8) establish a procedure that provides for each prisoner required to 05 serve an active term of imprisonment of 30 days or more, other than a prisoner 06 sentenced to a term of 99 years, a written case plan that 07 (A) takes effect andwithin is30 provideddays toafter the prisonerprisoner's within08 sentencing [IS PROVIDED TO THE PRISONER WITHIN 90 daysDAYS 08AFTER after09 sentencing;SENTENCING];

0910 (B) is based on the results of the assessment of the prisoner's 1011 risks and needs under (7) of this subsection;

1112 (C) includes a requirement to follow the rules of the institution;

1213 (D) is modified when necessary for changes in classification, 1314 housing status, medical or mental health, and resource availability;

1415 (E) includes participation in programming that addresses the 1516 needs identified in the assessment;

1617 (9) establish a program to begin reentry planning with each prisoner 1718 serving an active term of imprisonment of 9030 [90] days or more;

reentry planning must 1819 begin at least 9030 [90] days before release on furlough or probation or parole;

the 20 reentry 19 program must include 2021 (A) a written reentry plan for each prisoner completed upon 2122 release on furlough or probation or parole that includes information on the 2223 prisoner's proposed 2324 (i) residence;

2425 (ii) employment or alternative means of support;

2526 (iii) treatment options;

2627 (iv) counseling services;

2728 (v) education or job training services;

2829 (B) any other requirements for successful transition back to the 2930 community, including electronic monitoring or furlough for the period between 3031 a scheduled parole hearing and parole eligibility;

31 (C) coordination with the Department of Labor and Workforce 02 Development to provide access, after release, to job training and employment 0203 assistance;

and 0304 (D) coordination with community reentry coalitions or 0405 other providers of reentry servicesservices; if available;

0506 (10) for offenders under electronic monitoring, establish 0607 (A) minimum standards for electronic monitoring, which may 0708 include the requirement of active, real-time monitoring using global 0809 positioning systems;

and 0910 (B) procedures for oversight and approving electronic 1011 monitoring programs and systems provided by private contractors;

[AND] 1112 (11) assist a prisoner in obtaining a valid state identification card if the 1213 prisoner does not have a valid state identification card before the prisoner's release;

the 1314 department shall pay the application fee for the identification card;

and 1415 (12) provide to the legislature, by electronic means, by January 15, 1516 2020,2017, and thereafter by January 15 preceding the first regular session of each 1617 legislature, a report summarizing the findings and results of the program 1718 established under (7) of this subsection;

the report must include 1819 (A) the number of prisoners who were provided with 1920 written case plans under (8) of this subsection and the percentage of the 2021 target population that number represents;

2122 (B) the number and percentage of prisoners who were 23 provided with services consistent with the written case plans under (8) of 24 this 22 subsection initiated within thea precedingmonth year;after starting service of a term of 25 imprisonment;

and 2326 (C) the number and percentage of prisoners who were 27 provided with written case plans under (8) of this 24subsection, subsectionaddressing that28 were(i) updatedemployment inor thealternative precedingmeans year.of support;

29 (ii) treatment options;

30 (iii) counseling services;

31 (iv) education or job training programs or services;

and 02 (v) availability of health insurance enrollment 03 assistance after release.