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House bill 718 would create state Office of Reentry to coordinate services for justice-involved Montanans
Summary
Representative Kerry Seekins Crow proposed HB 718 to establish an Office of Reentry Services within the Department of Labor and Industry; proponents said coordinated case management and three initial FTEs paid from state special revenue would reduce recidivism and improve employment outcomes.
Representative Kerry Seekins Crow opened the House Business and Labor Committee hearing on House Bill 718 by describing the bill as “an act establishing an office of reentry services in the Department of Labor and Industry.” She told the committee the measure grew from years of work with reentry stakeholders and aims to reduce recidivism by coordinating services for people as they leave secure settings.
Commissioner Sarah Swanson of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry testified in support. “This is a good bill,” Swanson told the committee, and she outlined the department’s…
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