When a committed delinquent offender is released on parole or discharged, the department shall, when the offender's parents, guardian, or custodian have not provided transportation, procure transportation to his destination. If the department determines that a paroled or discharged offender's immediate financial needs will not be provided for, it shall provide him with an amount of money to be determined by the department, with the approval of the state budget agency, to assist him in meeting those needs.
IC 11-10-12-3