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Committee hears bill to expand use of Veteran Reentry Search Service in jails; supporters cite reentry benefits and advocates note privacy questions
Summary
The Veterans and Military Development Committee accepted a substitute to Senate Bill 179 and heard proponent testimony from retired Judge Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Mayshayla Burris of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center on using the Veterans Reentry Search Service (VRSS) to identify veterans in jails and connect them to services; lawmakers asked about data access and protections.
The Veterans and Military Development Committee accepted a substitute to Senate Bill 179 and heard testimony describing how the Veterans Reentry Search Service (VRSS) could improve identification of justice-involved veterans and connect them to services.
Representative Gambari moved the substitute and summarized key changes: limiting which agencies must run VRSS (leaving certain searches to county sheriffs and incarcerating institutions), defining ‘incarcerating institution,’ avoiding duplicative searches when another institution has complied, streamlining VRSS assessments, and allowing county veterans service commissions to provide financial assistance for…
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