General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5362
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 919
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5362
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 919
*00919*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
AN ACT INSTITUTING A FIVE-YEAR BAN ON STATE-ADMINISTERED GENERAL ASSISTANCE FOR DRUG FELONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17b-191 of the general statutes be amended to institute a five-year ban on any person convicted of a drug felony from receiving state-administered general assistance, provided such person's family members shall not be prevented from receiving such assistance.
Statement of Purpose:
To ban drug felons from receiving state-administered general assistance for five years after their convictions.