H0222B1587A05895 BIL:CMD 02/09/16 #90 A05895
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 222
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE REGAN
Printer's No. 1587
Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by striking out "Public Welfare"
and inserting
Human Services
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 3 through 22, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 432.25. Eligibility for Individuals Convicted of
Drug Distribution.--(a) (1) Notwithstanding sections 405.1 and
432.24, 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 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 no longer be eligible for public assistance.
(b) An individual who takes a drug test pursuant to
subsection (a)(1)(ii) and fails the test shall be subject to the
following sanctions:
(1) For failing a drug test the first time, an individual
shall be provided an assessment for addiction and provided
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