General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7284 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5225 *05225_______JUD* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: (JUD) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7284 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5225 *05225_______JUD* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: (JUD) AN ACT CONCERNING STATE IDENTIFICATION FOR INMATES UPON REENTRY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) The Commissioners of Correction and Motor Vehicles shall ensure that each inmate possesses a state identification card issued pursuant to section 1-1h of the general statutes or a motor vehicle operator's license issued pursuant to chapter 246 of the general statutes at the time such inmate is discharged from a correctional facility. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section Statement of Purpose: To make inmates more employable upon discharge from a correctional facility. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]