ENROLLEDHCAHB167 4274 4352 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.

167 BYby REPRESENTATIVESRepresentative FREIBERGFreiberg ANDAMENDMENT CHENEVERTNO. AN ACT ToenactR.S.15:828.5,relativetoinmates;toprovideforissuanceofcertaindocumentation and certification to inmates;

to1 provideOn forpage criteria;1, line 2, delete "and 828.6 and Code of Evidence Article 416" AMENDMENT NO.

to2 Onpage1,line6,after"vehicles;"deletetheremainderofthelineanddeletelines7through 9 in their entirety and insert "to provide for restrictions;rulemaking;

toand provideforadefinition;to" AMENDMENT NO.

3 On page 1, line 12, change "and 828.6 are" to providefordutiesoftheDepartmentofPublicSafetyand"is"' Corrections;AMENDMENT NO.

to4 provideOn forpage duties1, ofdelete thelines office14 ofthrough motor18 vehicles;in their entirety and insert the following:

to"A. provide for rulemaking;

The Department of Public Safety and toCorrections shall provide foran relatedinmate matters.who is housed in a state correctional facility, has been released from a term ofimprisonment thatresultedfromthecommissionofafelonyoffense,andwhohas designated his intended residence within this state with the relevant documentation to assist with the obtaining of post-release employment." AMENDMENT NO.

Be5 itOn enactedpage by2, theline Legislature11, ofdelete Louisiana:"certified" AMENDMENT NO.

Section6 1.On page 2, line 12, change "time computation" to "master prison" AMENDMENT NO.

R.S.7 On page 2, line 14, change "time computation" to "master prison" AMENDMENT NO.

15:828.58 isOn herebypage enacted2, line 20, change "time computation" to read"master asprison" follows:AMENDMENT NO.

§828.5.9 On page 2, line 21, change "four" to "six" AMENDMENT NO.

Post-release10 employment;On page 2, line 28, after "R.S.

relevant40:1321" documentationinsert A."and who are in the physical custody and control of the department" AMENDMENT NO.

TheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsshallprovideaninmate11 whoOn haspage been3, houseddelete inline a3 statein correctionalits facility,entirety hasand beeninsert released from a term ofimprisonmentthatresultedfromthecommissionofafelonyoffense,andwhohas designated his intended residence within this state with the relevantfollowing: documentation to assist with the obtaining of post-release employment.

B.(1)Page The1 department shall coordinate with the office of motor2 vehiclesCODING: to do both of the following:

(a) Identify whether an inmate has anyform of a state identification card or a driver's license and begin the process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of a special identification card pursuant to R.S.

40:1321 within nine months prior to the release of the inmate.

(b) Provide a special identification cardto anyeligible inmate who does not have a current state identification card or driver's license upon his release from Page 1 of 3 CODING:

HBHCAHB167 4274 4352 "(1) A copy of the educational and vocational training credentials or certifications of the inmate earned during incarceration, if applicable." AMENDMENT NO.

16712 ENROLLEDOn custody.page 3, line 5, delete "certified" AMENDMENT NO.

The13 specialOn identificationpage card3, shalldelete belines issued,8 replaced,through canceled,28 and denied in thetheir sameentirety mannerand asdelete apages driver's4 licensethrough pursuant6 toin Chaptertheir 2entirety ofand Titleinsert 32 of the Louisianafollowing: Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2)"E. The office of motor vehicles shall do both of the following:

(a)(i)This PermitSectionappliesonlytoinmateswhoareinthephysicalcustodyand ancontrol inmate to use a copy of histhe birthdepartment certificateand alongwho withare hishoused masterprisonrecordissuedbythedepartmentasavalidformofphotoidentification in ordera tostate obtaincorrectional afacility." specialPage identification2 card.of 2 CODING:

(ii) For the purposes of this Subsection, "master prison record" means a detailed calculation, maintained by the department, of the prison sentence of an inmate that determines his release date and includes credit for time served, good behavior, and program participation.

(b) Determine and assess a reasonable fee for the issuance of a special identification card.

(3) A special identification card issued with a master prison record to an inmate is nonrenewable, nontransferable, and is valid for a period of six years from the month of issuance.

(4) Thedepartmentmayutilizeanyavailablefunds,includingbutnotlimited to inmate trust funds, existing department funds, and donations to cover the costs associated with the implementation and administration of this Section and the purchase of special identification cards.

C.

TheprovisionsofthisSectionapplyonlytoinmateswhoreceiveaspecial identification card pursuant to R.S.

40:1321, who are in the physical custody and control of the department, and who are housed in a state correctional facility.

D.

For the purposes of assisting an inmate with obtaining post-release employment, the department shall provide an inmate with all of the following:

(1) A copy of the educational and vocational training credentials or certifications of the inmate earned during incarceration, if applicable.

(2) A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable.

(3) A copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if obtainable.

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