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HOUSE BILL NO. 1763 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety on February 4, 2005) (Patrons Prior to Substitute-- Delegates Dillard, Van Yahres [HB 1842], and Scott, J.M. [HB 2725]) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-221.1, relating to duties of the Secretary of Public Safety.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-221.1 as follows:

§ 2.2-221.1. Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services.

The Secretary of Public Safety shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and reentry services among and between state, local, and non-profit agencies in order to prepare inmates for successful transition into their communities upon release from incarceration and for improving opportunities for treatment, employment, and housing while on subsequent probation, parole, or post-release supervision.

It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds used for the purposes of this section be leveraged to the fullest extent possible and that direct transitional and reentry employment and housing assistance for offenders be provided in the most cost effective means possible, including through agreements with local non-profit pre- and post-release service organizations.