FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.827
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPERKINS.
0883H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection208.247,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
publicassistancebenefits.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section208.247,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection208.247,toreadasfollows:
208.247.[1.Pursuanttotheoptiongrantedthestateby21U.S.C.Section862a(d),an
2individualwhohaspledguiltyornolocontenderetoorisfoundguiltyunderfederalorstate
3lawofafelonyinvolvingpossessionoruseofacontrolledsubstanceshallbeexemptfromthe
4prohibitioncontainedin21U.S.C.Section862a(a)againsteligibilityforfoodstampprogram
5benefitsforsuchconvictions,ifsuchperson,asdeterminedbythedepartment:
6 (1)Meetsoneofthefollowingcriteria:
7 (a)Iscurrentlysuccessfullyparticipatinginasubstanceabusetreatmentprogram
8approvedbythedivisionofalcoholanddrugabusewithinthedepartmentofmentalhealth;or
9 (b)Iscurrentlyacceptedfortreatmentinandparticipatinginasubstanceabuse
10treatmentprogramapprovedbythedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse,butissubjecttoa
11waitinglisttoreceiveavailabletreatment,andtheindividualremainsenrolledinthetreatment
12programandentersthetreatmentprogramatthefirstavailableopportunity;or
13 (c)Hassatisfactorilycompletedasubstanceabusetreatmentprogramapprovedby
14thedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse;or
15 (d)Isdeterminedbyadivisionofalcoholanddrugabusecertifiedtreatmentprovider
16nottoneedsubstanceabusetreatment;and
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)Issuccessfullycomplyingwith,orhasalreadycompliedwith,allobligations
18imposedbythecourt,thedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse,andthedivisionofprobation
19andparole;and
20 (3)Doesnotpleadguiltyornolocontenderetoorisnotfoundguiltyofanadditional
21controlledsubstancemisdemeanororfelonyoffenseafterreleasefromcustodyor,ifnot
22committedtocustody,suchpersondoesnotpleadguiltyornolocontenderetoorisnotfound
23guiltyofanadditionalcontrolledsubstancemisdemeanororfelonyoffense,withinoneyear
24afterthedateofconviction.Suchapleaorconvictionwithinthefirstyearafterconviction
25shallimmediatelydisqualifythepersonfortheexemption;and
26 (4)Hasdemonstratedsobrietythroughvoluntaryurinalysistestingpaidforbythe
27participant.
28 2.Eligibilitybaseduponthefactorsinsubsection1ofthissectionshallbebasedupon
29documentaryorotherevidencesatisfactorytothedepartmentofsocialservices,andthe
30applicantshallmeetallotherfactorsforprogrameligibility.
31 3.Thedepartmentofsocialservices,inconsultationwiththedivisionofalcoholand
32drugabuse,shallpromulgaterulestocarryouttheprovisionsofthissectionincluding
33specifyingcriteriafordeterminingactiveparticipationinandcompletionofasubstanceabuse
34treatmentprogram.
35 4.Theexemptionunderthissectionshallnotapplytoanindividualwhohaspled
36guiltyornolocontenderetoorisfoundguiltyoftwosubsequentfelonyoffensesinvolving
37possessionoruseofacontrolledsubstanceafterthedateofthefirstcontrolledsubstance
38felonyconviction] Pursuanttotheoptiongrantedtothestateunder21U.S.C.Section
39862a(d)(1),anindividualconvictedunderfederalorstatelawofafelonyoffense
40involvingpossession,distribution,oruseofacontrolledsubstanceshallbeexemptfrom
41theprohibitioncontainedin21U.S.C.Section862a(a)againsteligibilityforthe
42supplementalnutritionassistanceprogramforsuchconvictions.
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