(A) Voluntary programming completed by the
offender that is beyond the programs required or
identified through an assessment.
(B) Programs that the offender believes will
enhance the overall development of the offender and
the successful reentry of the offender into the
community.
(2) The department shall provide for the creation and
printing of a reentry certificate for an offender at the
facility where the offender is located.
(3) If, for any reason, the offender is deemed
ineligible for release after the printing of the reentry
certificate, the department shall destroy the reentry
certificate.
(4) If a discrepancy in the information provided on the
reentry certificate is discovered, the offender may request a
corrective reprint of the reentry certificate subject to
verification by the department.
(5) After release from incarceration, the offender may
request copies of the reentry certificate from the
department. Copies shall be printed and notarized by the
facility where the offender was incarcerated.
(6) A r eentry certificate presented to an employer shall
create a presumption of due care as to the hiring of an
individual to whom the reentry certificate was issued in
relation to the individual's stated programmatic progress,
educational advancement, workforce skills and completion of
the program.
(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to relieve an employer from ensuring the completion of
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