SB 1254 - This act provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide an inmate with relevant documentation within nine months prior to release from a correctional center, which shall include a birth certificate, Social Security card, and state identification. For driver's licenses or nondriver's identification cards the Department of Corrections shall work with the Department of Revenue to gather all the documents required by law to receive such state identification. The Department of Revenue shall allow the Department of Corrections to issue a letter to serve as a valid form of proof of residency to obtain a state identification card. Once issued, such state identification cards shall be valid for a period of four years from the month of issuance. Additionally, this act provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide other documentation, including vocational training records and other documentation as provided in the act, for purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-release employment.
MARY GRACE PRINGLE