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| 2 | 2 | | |
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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0720* |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 720 |
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| 8 | 8 | | E5 4lr2837 |
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| 9 | 9 | | CF HB 61 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator Benson |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 15 | 15 | | |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Correctional Services – Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Probation – Re–Entry Services 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of establishing a program within the Division of Correction that provides 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals on probation with certain services; 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | requiring the facility that administers the program to be located in Prince George’s 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | County; and generally relating to formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | on probation. 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | |
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| 27 | 27 | | BY adding to 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Article – Correctional Services 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 3–1001 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 10. Re–Entry Support Facility 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Services” 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | |
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| 37 | 37 | | Article – Correctional Services 17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | |
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| 39 | 39 | | SUBTITLE 10. RE–ENTRY SUPPORT FACILITY AND SERVICES. 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 3–1001. 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (A) THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABL ISH A PROGRAM THAT P ROVIDES 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | FORMERLY INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUALS AN D INDIVIDUALS ON PRO BATION WITH: 21 |
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| 45 | 45 | | |
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| 46 | 46 | | (1) ASSISTANCE OBTAINING VITAL DOCUMENTS ; 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 SENATE BILL 720 |
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| 49 | 49 | | |
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| 50 | 50 | | (2) ASSISTANCE OBTAINING STATE IDENTIFICATION ; 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | |
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| 52 | 52 | | (3) INFORMATION REGARDIN G HOUSING; 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | |
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| 54 | 54 | | (4) ASSISTANCE IN OBTAIN ING TRANSPORTATION ; 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | |
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| 56 | 56 | | (5) INFORMATION REGARDIN G HEALTH CARE ; 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | |
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| 58 | 58 | | (6) LEGAL ASSISTANCE , INCLUDING LEGAL ASSI STANCE RELATED TO 5 |
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| 59 | 59 | | CHILD SUPPORT ; 6 |
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| 60 | 60 | | |
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| 61 | 61 | | (7) ANGER MANAGEMENT COU NSELING; 7 |
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| 62 | 62 | | |
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| 63 | 63 | | (8) MENTAL HEALTH SERVIC ES; 8 |
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| 64 | 64 | | |
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| 65 | 65 | | (9) SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUN SELING AND PREVENTIO N SERVICES; 9 |
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| 66 | 66 | | |
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| 67 | 67 | | (10) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANC E; AND 10 |
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| 68 | 68 | | |
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| 69 | 69 | | (11) FINANCIAL LITERACY C OURSES AND TRAINING . 11 |
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| 70 | 70 | | |
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| 71 | 71 | | (B) THE PROGRAM ESTABLISH ED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 12 |
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| 72 | 72 | | SHALL BE ADMINISTERE D IN A FACILITY LOCA TED IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 13 |
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| 73 | 73 | | |
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| 74 | 74 | | (C) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 14 |
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| 75 | 75 | | GOVERNOR SHAL L INCLUDE IN THE ANN UAL BUDGET BILL AN A PPROPRIATION OF 15 |
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| 76 | 76 | | $3,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM ESTA BLISHED IN THIS SECT ION. 16 |
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| 77 | 77 | | |
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| 78 | 78 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17 |
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| 79 | 79 | | 1, 2024. 18 |
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