An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4352 By: Hill and Fugate of the
House
and
Weaver of the Senate
An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;
amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, which relates
to state identification cards and documents for
inmates; exempting certain inmates from practice job
interviews and resume requirement s; and providing an
effective date.
SUBJECT: Prisons and reformatories
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE S TATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 513.3 A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an
institution of the Department of Corrections and the intended
residence designated by the i nmate is within this state, the
Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant
documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post -release
employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Publ ic Safety
to provide a REAL ID Noncompl iant Identification Card if the inmate
does not have a current state-issued identification card or driver
license.
B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
from custody, the Department of Corre ctions shall identify whether
the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the
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a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6 -
105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has an y
valid form of a state-issued identification card or drive r license,
the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
section.
2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds
available to cover the costs associated with the implem entation and
administration of this section and the purchas e of REAL ID
Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections
and donations.
3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates
who may receive a state-issued identification card pursuant to
Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post -
release employment, the Department of Corrections sha ll provide the
inmate with the following documentation:
1. A copy of the vocational training recor d of the inmate, if
applicable;
2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
3. A certified copy of th e birth certificate of the inmate, if
obtainable;
4. A Social Security card or a replacement Soci al Security card
of the inmate, if obtai nable;
5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and
the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and
6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
interview.
In addition, the Depart ment shall notify the inmate if he or sh e
is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
oversight of an occupational license or certific ation.
D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
from incarceration: ENR. H. B. NO. 4352 Page 3
1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a
prison infirmary setting;
3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corre ctions Mental
Health Unit;
4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on
a warrant or detainer;
5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
intermediate revocation facility; and
6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon r elease from
incarceration.
E. The Department of Correction s is authorized to promulgate
rules and procedures to implem ent the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall beco me effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secr etary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________