Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB147 Compare Versions

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2		-	Senate Bill 147
3		-	By: Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st,
4		-	Orrock of the 36th and others
5		-	AS PASSED
	2	+	The House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security offers the following
	3	+	substitute to SB 147:
6	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	5		AN ACT
8		-	To amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
9		-	1
	6	+	To amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
10	7		relating to conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and2
11	8		counties, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and3
12	9		educational information for inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of an identification4
13	10		card and a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide for related matters; to5
14	11		repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6
15	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
16	13		SECTION 1.8
17	14		Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to9
18	15		conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and counties,10
19	16		is amended in Code Section 42-5-64, relating to educational programming and information11
20	17		provided to released prisoners, by revising subsections (e) through (g) and adding a new12
21	18		subsection to read as follows:13
22	19		"(e) When a person is released from confinement from the department, the department14
23		-	shall issue to such releasee, with his or her consent, documents pertaining to:
24		-	, upon request15
	20	+	shall issue to such releasee, with his or her consent, documents pertaining to:, upon request15
25	21		from an eligible person, who is not an illegal alien as defined in Code Section 16-11-201,16
26		-	S. B. 147
	22	+	S. B. 147 (SUB)
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28	24		provide such person with the relevant documentation to assist him or her in obtaining17
29	25		post-release employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Driver Services to18
30	26		provide a state issued identification card pursuant to Code Section 40-5-107 if such person19
31	27		does not have a current state issued identification card or driver's license. The department20
32	28		may also include a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate, if such person is21
33	29		eligible.22
34	30		(1) The releasee's program history, including:23
35	31		(A) Whether the releasee completed training requested by the State Board of Pardons24
36	32		and Paroles;25
37	33		(B) Whether the releasee completed programs recommended by the department;26
38	34		(C) Whether the releasee obtained a state approved high school equivalency (HSE)27
39	35		diploma or other educational degree while incarcerated; and28
40	36		(D) The releasee's institutional work record, including skills obtained through any job29
41	37		training; and30
42	38		(2) Other information considered relevant by the department.31
43	39		(f) When a person is released from confinement from the department, the department may,32
44	40		in conjunction with the Department of Driver Services, issue such releasee a personal33
45	41		identification card pursuant to Code Section 40-5-107. The department may also issue a34
46	42		Program and Treatment Completion Certificate, if such releasee is eligible. For purposes35
47	43		of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-release employment, the department shall, upon36
48	44		request from an eligible person, provide the inmate with the following documentation upon37
49	45		such person's release:38
50	46		(1) A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if applicable;39
51	47		(2) A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;40
52	48		(3) A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if obtainable;41
53	49		(4) A social security card or a replacement social security card for the inmate, if42
54	50		obtainable;43
55		-	S. B. 147
	51	+	S. B. 147 (SUB)
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57	53		(5) A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and such inmate's proficiency44
58	54		at such trade;45
59	55		(6) Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job interview; and46
60	56		(7) A notification to the inmate if he or she is eligible to apply for a license from a state47
61	57		entity charged with oversight of an occupational license or certification.48
62	58		(g) The following categories of inmates are not required to complete resumes or practice49
63	59		job interviews prior to their release from incarceration:50
64	60		(1) Inmates 65 years of age or older;51
65	61		(2) Inmates releasing to medical reprieve or discharging from a prison infirmary setting;52
66	62		(3) Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on a warrant or detainer; and53
67	63		(4) Inmates that the department determines would be physically or mentally unable to54
68	64		return to the workforce upon release from incarceration.55
69	65		(g)(h) The commissioner and other relevant state agencies shall be authorized to56
70	66		promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code57
71	67		section."58
72	68		SECTION 2.59
73	69		All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.60
74		-	S. B. 147
	70	+	S. B. 147 (SUB)
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