HB 814

            
2020 SESSION

20102605D

HOUSE BILL NO. 814


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 7, 2020

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 63.2-607.1, relating to eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.
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Patron-- Ward

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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 
 63.2-607.1 as follows:
 
 
� 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 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.