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Section 4. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
Section 432.25. Eligibility for Individuals Convicted of
Drug Distribution.--(a) (1) Notwithstanding sections 405.1 and
432.24, to the extent permitted by Federal law, no individual
who, after the effective date of this section, has been
convicted under section 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the act of
April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as "The Controlled
Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act," when the amount of
controlled substances involved is equivalent to or greater than
the amount of controlled substances set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. §
7508(a)(1)(iii), (2)(iii), (3)(iii), (4)(iii), (7)(iii) or (8)
(iii) (relating to drug trafficking sentencing and penalties)
while receiving public assistance shall be eligible for public
assistance unless:
(i) the individual is complying with or has already complied
with the obligations imposed by the criminal court; and
(ii) the individual is actively engaged in or has completed
a court-ordered substance abuse treatment program , AS
APPLICABLE, and participates in periodic drug tests for ten
years after the drug-related conviction or for the duration of
probation, whichever is of longer duration.
(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction under section
13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of "The Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Act" when the amount of controlled
substances involved is equivalent to or greater than the amount
of controlled substances set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508(a)(1)
(iii), (2)(iii), (3)(iii), (4)(iii), (7)(iii) or (8)(iii), the
individual shall be suspended from receiving public assistance
for a period of ten years TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL
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