Sec. 17b-112d. Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or food stamp program for person convicted of controlled substance felony.
Sec. 17b-112d. Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or food
stamp program for person convicted of controlled substance felony. A person convicted of any offense under federal or state law, on or after August 22, 1996, which (1)
is classified as a felony and (2) has as an element the possession, use or distribution of
a controlled substance, as defined in Subsection (6) of 21 USC 802, shall be eligible for
benefits pursuant to the temporary assistance for needy families program or the food
stamp program pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, if such person has completed
a sentence imposed by a court. A person shall also be eligible for said benefits if such
person is satisfactorily serving a sentence of a period of probation or is in the process
of completing or has completed a sentence imposed by the court of mandatory participation in a substance abuse treatment program or mandatory participation in a substance
abuse testing program.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 123, 165.)
History: June 18 P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997.