HB 26-1256

House Bill 26-1256 requires the Colorado Department of Corrections to provide individuals being released from custody with at least $100 and a free transit pass if they are in an area with public transportation. The bill also mandates that the department help these individuals obtain necessary identification documents before their release, ensuring everyone leaving has a valid state ID card. Additionally, the department must collect data on discharge statistics and report annually to lawmakers. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now enforceable and will impact people being released from correctional facilities in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill requires the department of corrections (department) to furnish an individual being discharged from the department's custody a release allowance of at least $100, free of any deductions. and a 30-day transit pass if the individual is discharged in a metropolitan area with fixed-route public transit. The department is required to collect data on discharge statistics and issue a report to the general assembly annually.     The department is required to assist offenders nearing release from custody in securing necessary identification documents to ensure each individual leaving the department's custody has a valid state identification card. The department is required to collect data on the process of securing necessary identification documents to issue state identification cards and issue a report to the general assembly annually. The department of public health and environment shall assist the department in securing necessary identification documents.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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