ON APRIL 13, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 814, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require the department of correction to provide an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state with relevant documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment and to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a photo identification license, pursuant to the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act (UCCDLA), if the inmate does not have a current photo identification license or driver license.
This amendment also does the following:
(1) Requires, nine months before an inmate's release from custody, the department of correction, in coordination with the department of safety, to identify whether the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of a photo identification license, pursuant to the UCCDLA;
(2) Requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a photo identification license to all eligible inmates who do not have a current photo identification license or driver license upon their release from custody. A photo identification license must be issued, replaced, canceled, or denied in the same manner as provided in the UCCDLA;
(3) Requires the department of safety to allow the use of a certified copy of a birth certificate coupled with a department of correction issued record card to serve as a valid form of photo identification documentation to obtain a photo identification license;
(4) Provides that a photo identification license issued with a record card from the department of correction for an inmate is valid for the same period as other photo identification licenses issued pursuant to the UCCDLA, and authorizes the department of safety to charge a fee for issuance of a photo identification license. A photo identification license issued pursuant to this amendment is nonrenewable and nontransferable;
(5) Authorizes the department of correction to utilize any funds available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and administration of this amendment and the purchase of photo identification licenses, including, but not limited to, inmate trust funds, existing funds of the department of correction, and donations;
(6) Provides that (1)-(5) applies only to inmates who may receive a photo identification license pursuant to the UCCDLA;
(7) Requires, for purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-release employment, the department of correction to provide the inmate with the following documentation:
(A) A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if applicable;
(B) A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
(C) A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if obtainable;
(D) A social security card or a replacement social security card of the inmate, if obtainable; and
(E) A notification to the inmate of whether the inmate is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with oversight of an occupational license or certification; and
(8) Authorizes the department of correction and the department of safety to promulgate rules to effectuate this bill.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40-24-105(b)(3)(C)(i), 40-24-105
Amended with SA0431 -- 04/13/2023: 40-24-105(b)(3)(C)(i), 40-24-105