§ 76. Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals
released from correctional facilities. 1. (a) Prior to the release of an
incarcerated individual from a correctional facility, the department
shall provide such incarcerated individual with information on
transitional services available in the county or city where such
incarcerated individual is scheduled to be released. Such information
shall include programs designed to promote the successful and productive
reentry and reintegration of an incarcerated individual into society
including medical and mental health services, HIV/AIDS services,
educational, vocational and employment services, alcohol or substance
abuse treatment and housing services. The department shall maintain a
current list of transitional services which shall be updated regularly
in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. Where appropriate,
the department shall provide assistance to an incarcerated individual in
contacting a program or service provider prior to such incarcerated
individual's release to the community.

(b) Upon discharge of an incarcerated individual from a correctional
facility, the department shall provide such incarcerated individual with
educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection, instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing
upon release, including contact information for HIV counseling and
testing service providers located in the county or city in which such
incarcerated individual intends to reside upon release, and referrals to
community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources
located in the county or city in which such incarcerated individual
intends to reside upon release.

2. The commissioner shall consult with, and be entitled to receive the
assistance of, the commissioners of education, labor, health, mental
health and the office of temporary and disability assistance in the
implementation of this section.