SB 88 — Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR 16-491)

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88–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (O N BEHALF OF THE JOINT NTERIM STANDING C OMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ) P REFILED JANUARY 7, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to offenders.

(BDR 16-491) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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requiringprohibiting the Director of the Department of Corrections tofrom dischargetaking certain actions relating to certain debts upon the release of an offender from prison;

(NRS 209.511) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director to discharge any outstanding medical debt owed Sectionby 1.5an ofoffender thisto bill requires the DirectorDepartment ofupon the Departmentreleaseany toof discharge any outstanding medical debt owed to the Department by an offender who has been released from prisonprison. by the expiration of his or her term of sentence or by pardon or parole before July 1, 2025.

THESection PEOPLE1 OFalso: THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section(1) 1.prohibits the Director from reporting information relating to any such debt to a consumer reporting agency;

and (2) authorizes the Director to continue collection efforts if the offender is returned to the custody of the Department.

Section 1.5 of this bill applies the amendatory expiration of his or her term of sentence or by pardon or parole before July 1, 2025.

Section 1.3 of this bill makes a conforming change to refer to provisions that have been renumbered by section 1.

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THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

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Not later than 3 months before an offender is projected to be released from prison by expiration of his or her term of sentence, by pardon or parole, the Director may, if space is available, provide an eligible offender with one or more evidence-based or promising practice reentry programs to obtain employment, including, without limitation,- any83rd programsSession which(2025) may– provide2 bonding– for an offender entering the workplace and any organizations which may provide employment or bonding assistance to such a person.

(e) Shall provide the offender with a photo identification card issued by the Department and information and reasonable assistance relatingenable tothe acquiringoffender ato validobtain driver’semployment, licenseif orthe identificationoffender:cation card to enable(1) theRequests offendera tophoto obtainidentification employment,card; if the offender:

(1) Requests a photo identification card;

- *SB88_R1* – 3 – (h) If appropriate, shall release the offender to a facility for transitional living for released offenders that is licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS;

(i)exposure Shallto require the offenderhuman toimmunodeficiency submitvirus;o to at least one test for exposure(j) toIf the humanoffender immunodeficiencyis virus;eligible for Medicare, shall complete enrollment application paperwork for the offender;

(j)and (k) If the offender iswas eligiblereceiving fora Medicare,prescribed shallmedication completewhile enrollmentin applicationcustody, paperworkshall forensure that the offender;offender is provided with a 30-day supply of any such prescribed medication.

[and] (k) If the offender was receiving a prescribed medication while in custody, shall ensure that the offender is provided with a 30-day supply of any such prescribed medication [.] ;

and (l) Shall discharge any outstanding medical debt owed by the offender to the Department.

Upon the release of an offender, the Director shall not collect or attempt to collect any outstanding medical debt owed to the Department by the offender or report information relating to - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – returned to the custody of the Department at any time, the Director may continue efforts to collect the outstanding medical debt during the period the offender is in the custody of the Department.

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The costs authorized or required in paragraphs (a), (e), (f), (g), (i) and (k) of subsection 4 must be paid out of the appropriate account within the State General Fund for the use of the Department as other claims against the State are paid to the extent that the costs have not been paid in accordance with subsection 5 of NRS 209.221 and NRS 209.246.

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and(1) (2)Determined Enrolledto in:be eligible for reentry programming based risk assessment tool;

andment System instrument, or its successor (2) Enrolled in: