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2019 SESSION
19105827DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 63.2-505.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 63.2-607.1 as follows:
§ 63.2-505.2. Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies.
A person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp
benefits shall be exempt from the application of section § 115(a)
of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, and shall not be denied such assistance
solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony offense
of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250,
provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied
with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or
has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic
drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the
Department.
§ 63.2-607.1. Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.
A person who is otherwise eligible to receive TANF assistance shall be exempt from the application of § 115(a)(1) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, and shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the Department.
[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2019 by the General Assembly that becomes law. ]