HB2364 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) HOUSE BILL 2364 By: Hill and Stark of the House and Daniels of the Senate AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to corrections; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 513.3), which relates to the Sarah Stitt Act; modifying responsible agency; requiring inmates be assisted in receiving certain driver license before release; making certain prioritization; requiring certain documentation be gathered; authorizing t he certain use of funds; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O. S. Supp. 2024, 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 o f Corrections and the intended residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant HB2364 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 documentation to ass ist the inmate in obtaining post -release employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card if the inmate does not have a current state -issued identification card or driver license . The Department of Corr ections shall first assist the inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License. If efforts to assist the inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License fail, the Department of Corrections shall assist the inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card . B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or, if the inm ate is unable to obtain a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License, a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6 -105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any valid form of a state - issued identification card or driver lic ense, 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 t he costs associated with the implementation and administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID Noncompliant Driver Licenses or REAL ID Noncompliant Identification HB2364 HFLR Page 3 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 inma tes 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 inm ate in obtaining post - release employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with the following documentation: 1. A copy of the vocational training record o f the inmate, if applicable; 2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if ap plicable; 3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if obtainable; 4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card of the inmate, if obtainable; 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 Department shall notify the inmate if he or she is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with oversight of an occupational license or certification. HB2364 HFLR Page 4 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 D. The following categories of inmates are not required to complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release from incarceration: 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 Corrections 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 Depart ment determines would be physically or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from incarceration. E. The Department of Corrections is autho rized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT, dated 03/04/2025 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.