SOP_NUMBER: 503.02-att-3
TITLE: TOPPSTEP Checklist
REFERENCE_CODE: VK01-0002
DIVISION: Reentry Services
TOPIC_AREA: 503.02 Policy-Reentry
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2020-01-30
WORD_COUNT: 93
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/547604
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-3/

SUMMARY:
This checklist is used to track completion of critical documents and requirements for offenders participating in the TOPPSTEP (Turning Out Productive People - Successful Transition and Employment Program) reentry program. Staff verify that offenders have obtained essential identification documents, completed work history documentation, and met other pre-release requirements before release to parole, transitional probation, or mandatory release. The form serves as an attachment to the offender's institutional file.

KEY_TOPICS: TOPPSTEP, reentry program, offender release preparation, identification documents, Social Security card, birth certificate, driver's license, work history, DD-214, selective service, pre-release requirements, release documentation, parole preparation

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Certification of Prison Records
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-1/
  2. Consent for Release of Information (SSA-3288 Form)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-2/
  3. TOPPSTEP Checklist
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-3/
  4. Authorization for Submission of Information to Obtain Georgia Driver's License or Identification Card
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-4/
  5. Reentry Checklist Narrative for State Prisons and Transitional Centers
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-5/
  6. Residence Verification Form: Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Department of Corrections, and/or Board of Pardons and Paroles
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-6/
  7. Problem Housing File Review
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/503.02-att-7/

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SOP 503.02
Attachment 3

1/30/2020

# **TOPPSTEP CHECKLIST**


Offender’s Name GDC Number PIC/TPM/MRD or Probation Release Date

|Col1|YES|NO|DATE|SIGNATURE/COMMENTS|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**SOCIAL SECURITY CARD**<br>**RECEIVED**|||||
|**BIRTH CERTIFICATE RECEIVED**|||||
|**DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER**<br>**SERVICES ID CARD OR**<br>**DRIVERS LICENSE**<br>**RECEIVED**|||||
|**WORK HISTORY/RESUME**<br>**COMPLETED**|||||
|**DD-214 (if applicable) RECEIVED**|||||
|**SELECTIVE SERVICE**<br>**REGISTRATION COMPLETED**|||||
|**FINAL REVIEW BY**<br>**WARDEN/SUPERINTENDENT OR**<br>**DESIGNEE**|||||



Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be attached to the TOPPSTEP packet in the offender’s institutional
file and retained according to the official retention schedule for that file.