This bill concerns the reentry and reintegration of offenders and former offenders into the general public. This bill: - provides that a local mental health authority shall, to the extent feasible, coordinate with the Department of Corrections (department) to ensure the continuity of mental health services for county residents on probation or parole; - provides that a criminal justice coordinating council shall identify strategies for connecting county residents on probation, parole, or leaving jail or prison, with certain county-based services; - adds an expunged conviction and an arrest that occurred as a juvenile to the circumstances when a public employer may not exclude an applicant from an initial interview; - reduces the amount of time following an individual's incarceration for purposes of defining unprofessional conduct in certain circumstances and expands the exceptions under which a conviction would not qualify; - provides that the department may procure or adopt technology to coordinate services with outside organizations involved in supporting individuals on probation or parole; - creates the Rehabilitation and Reentry Services Special Revenue Fund, which: allows the department to accept donations and other funds; andrestricts funds for specified purposes relating to the successful reintegration of offenders and former offenders into the general public; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-43-301, 17-55-201
Substitute #1: 17-43-301, 17-55-201, 34-52-201, 58-1-402, 58-1-501
Substitute #2: 17-43-301, 17-55-201, 34-52-201, 58-1-501, 64-13-6
Enrolled: 17-43-301, 17-55-201, 34-52-201, 58-1-501, 64-13-6
Amended 2/19/2025 15:02:821: 17-43-301, 17-55-201, 34-52-201, 58-1-501, 64-13-6
Substitute #3: 17-43-301, 17-55-201, 34-52-201, 58-1-501, 64-13-6