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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENTS
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2517 By: Pittman of the House
and
Rader of the Senate
[ prisoner reentry – Oklahoma Prison Reentry Pilot
Program – Department of Corrections – eligibility
requirements – support personnel – individualized
reentry plans – public-private partnerships –
assessment report - codification - effective date ]
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, restore the title
AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 2, lines 5-7, delete all language from the
word “The” on line 5 through the period “.” on
line 7
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Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2517 By: Pittman of the House
and
Rader of the Senate
[ prisoner reentry – Oklahoma Prison Reentry Pilot
Program – Department of Corrections – eligibility
requirements – support personnel – individualized
reentry plans – public-private partnerships –
assessment report - codification - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 510.8d of Title 57, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State Department of Corrections shall establish the
Oklahoma Prisoner Reentry Pilot Program , as funds become available,
for inmates under the jurisdiction of the Department who have been
sentenced to a term o f imprisonment and who are likely to benefit
from case management reentry strategies designed for the specific
needs of inmates transitioning from prison into the community. The
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purpose of the pilot program shall be to implement evidence -based
practices and strategies that promote improved public safety
outcomes for inmates reentering society after serving a term of
incarceration and while released on parole .
B. The pilot program shall be initiated in a county that has a
population in excess of five h undred thousand (500,000) according to
the latest Federal Decennial Census. The pilot program shall be
supported by employees of the Department of Corrections focusing
primarily on case ma nagement services for eligible inmates selected
for the pilot program. Any inmate with a medium or high risk of
felony arrest shall be eligible for p articipation in the pilot
program.
C. Employees of the Department shall assist inmates on parole
who are assigned to the pilot program in managing basic needs,
including housing, job training and placement, medical and mental
health care and any additional programming or responsibilities
attendant to the terms of the reentry requirements of the inmate.
Employees of the Department shall also work closely with the inmates
to prepare, monitor, revise, and fulfill individualized inmate
reentry plans consiste nt with this section during the ter m of the
pilot program.
D. Individualized inmate reentry plans shall fo cus on
connecting inmates to services for which the inmate is eligible
under existing federal, state, and local laws.
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E. Case management services sh all be prioritized for inmates
identified as potentially benefiting from assistance with the
following:
1. Food, including the immediate need and long-term planning
for obtaining food;
2. Clothing, including the immediate need to obtain appropriate
clothing;
3. Shelter, including the immediate need to obtain housing ;
4. Benefits including, but not limited t o, general assistance,
benefits administered by the federal Socia l Security Administration,
state Medicaid program, and veterans benefits;
5. Health services, including accessing community mental
health, medical, and dental treatment;
6. Substance abuse services, including assisting inmates with
obtaining community substan ce abuse treatment or related 12-step
program information and locations;
7. Income, including developing and implementing a feasible
plan to obtain income and employment reflecting the highest level of
work appropriate for the abilities and experience of the inmate;
8. Identification cards, including assisting reentering inmates
with obtaining driver licenses or state identification cards ;
9. Life skills, including assisting with the d evelopment of
skills concerning money management, interviewing for jobs, resume
writing, and activities of daily living;
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10. Activities, including workin g with reentering inmates in
choosing and engaging in suitable and productive activities ;
11. Support systems, including working with reentering inmates
on developing a support system which may consist of prosocial
friends, family, and community groups and activities such as
religious activities, recovery groups , and other social events;
12. Academic and vocational programs, including assisting
reentering inmates in developing and implementing a realistic plan
to achieve an academic education, vocational training, or both;
13. Discharge planning, including developing post -parole plans
to sustain the achievements and goals of the reentering inmate to
ensure long-term community success; and
14. Transitional support services, including transportation
services, twenty-four-hour on-call support and conflict resolution
support.
F. The Department shall be auth orized to enter into public-
private partnerships to assist in providing higher education
programs and reentry services for inmates and funding said program s
and services for the pilot program.
G. The Department shall be authorized to accept funding for th e
pilot program from philanthropic organizations and federal grants.
H. The Department shall contract for an evaluation of the pilot
program that will asse ss its effectiveness in reducing recidivism
among offenders transitioning from prison into the commu nity.
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I. The Department shall submit a report of the findings from
its evaluation of the pilot program to the Legislature and the
Governor annually for as long as the program is funded.
J. The State Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to
promulgate policies necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate