Welfare - As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to provide to the commissioner of correction an application for food assistance to be used by inmates in state correctional institutions prior to release; requires the application to contain an option for the inmate to indicate a denial to apply for food assistance and reasons for doing so; requires the commissioner of correction to supply the application to each inmate prior to release; requires reports to the general assem...

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The bill directs the Human Services commissioner to supply a food assistance application to the Corrections commissioner for inmates who are about to be released. Corrections must give the form to each inmate, collect completed forms, and return them, while both agencies must file annual reports on application outcomes. It aims to help inmates access food assistance and collect data on declining reasons.

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