Bill > HB5382

This bill amends Section 34c of the Corrections Code of 1953 to expand the Michigan Department of Corrections' responsibilities in assisting prisoners with reentry into the community. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. The Department must assist prisoners in obtaining identification documents, such as a driver's license, state personal identification card, and Social Security card, before their release on parole or discharge. 2. The Department must collect the necessary application documents and photograph for a prisoner's operator's license or state ID card and send them to the Secretary of State at least 60 days before the prisoner's scheduled parole release. 3. The Department must provide the identification documents received from the Secretary of State to the prisoner at the time of their parole release. 4. The Department must allow the Secretary of State electronic access to prisoner information for the purpose of verifying the identity of prisoners applying for driver's licenses or state IDs. 5. The bill creates the Reentry Success Fund within the state treasury to be used by the Department for expenses related to the activities required by this section. The bill is tied to the enactment of two other related bills, HB 5381 and HB 5380, in the 101st Legislature.