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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 144 By: Rader
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Department of Corrections;
7 establishing the Reentry and Housing Pilot Program;
8 stating purpose; establishing certain criteria;
8 requiring administration of pilot program by the
9 Department of Corrections; authorizing certain
9 partnerships; requiring certain contract for certain
10 assessment; requiring submission of certain report;
10 requiring promulgation of rules; creating the Reentry
11 and Housing Pilot Program Revolving Fund; specifying
11 permissible sources of funding; authorizing certain
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12 authorizing retainment of certain percentage of funds
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13 providing an effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 569 of Title 57, unless there is
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19 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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20 A. The Department of Corrections shall establish a five-year
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21 pilot program subject to the availability of funds called the
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22 "Reentry and Housing Pilot Program". The purpose of the pilot
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23 program is to provide housing access to reduce the high rate of
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24 homelessness and housing instability among inmates upon release and
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1 to provide reentry and treatment services for such inmates through
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2 the utilization of evidence-based practices.
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3 B. The Reentry and Housing Pilot Program shall address, but not
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4 be limited to, the following:
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5 1. Creation of both rural and urban affordable housing
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6 developments throughout this state;
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7 2. Identification of the population of inmates that are at a
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8 high risk for homelessness and housing instability upon release;
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9 3. Development of a community-based housing access program that
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10 provides comprehensive and specific services to former inmates who
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11 are in need of stable housing;
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12 4. A comprehensive reentry plan focused on parenting, life, and
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13 employment skills for inmates upon release from custody, including a
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14 modification of existing reentry programs and services;
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15 5. Modification of existing substance abuse treatments and
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16 rehabilitation programs offered to inmates upon release; and
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17 6. Development of partnerships within local communities to
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18 assist in the provision of support services and employment
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19 opportunities to inmates upon release.
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20 C. The Reentry and Housing Pilot Program shall be administered
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21 by the Department of Corrections. The Department shall be
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22 authorized to enter into public-private partnerships to assist with
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23 housing stability and reentry and treatment services for former
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1 D. 1. The Department shall contract with a third-party entity
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2 for an evaluation of the pilot program that will assess its
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3 effectiveness in reducing recidivism among inmates transitioning
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4 from prison into the community.
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5 2. The Department shall electronically submit a report of the
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6 findings from its evaluation of the pilot program to the Legislature
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7 and the Governor annually for as long as the program is funded.
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8 E. The Department shall promulgate rules to administer the
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9 provisions of this section.
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10 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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11 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 569.A of Title 57, unless there
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13 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
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14 for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Reentry and
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15 Housing Pilot Program Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a
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16 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
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17 consist of all monies received by the Department of Corrections from
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18 appropriations, donations, grants, or other sources of funding
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19 provided for the purpose of administering the Reentry and Housing
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20 Pilot Program. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are
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21 hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
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22 Department of Corrections for the purpose provided for Section 1 of
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23 this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
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24 issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
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1 law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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2 Services for approval and payment. Of the available funds, the
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3 Department may use up to five percent (5%) to cover administrative
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5 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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