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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing certain discharged or released inmates with |
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documentation to assist in obtaining employment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0155. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH |
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DOCUMENTATION FOR EMPLOYMENT. When an inmate is discharged or |
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released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon |
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and the intended residence designated by the inmate is in this |
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state, the department shall provide the inmate with relevant |
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documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release |
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employment, including: |
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(1) as applicable: |
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(A) the copy of the inmate's job training record |
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described by Section 497.094; |
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(B) the copy of the inmate's work record |
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described by Section 497.095; and |
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(C) the personal identification certificate |
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requested to be issued under Section 501.0165; |
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(2) a certified copy of the inmate's birth |
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certificate; |
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(3) the inmate's social security card or a replacement |
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social security card; |
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(4) a resume that includes any trade learned by the |
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inmate and the inmate's proficiency at that trade; and |
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(5) documentation that the inmate has completed a |
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practice job interview. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |