12-14-30-3. Opt out of federal limitation of SNAP eligibility for certain convictions; violations affecting eligibility

IN Code § 12-14-30-3 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3. (a) Beginning January 1, 2020, and in accordance with 21 U.S.C. 862a(d)(1), the state elects to opt out of the application of 21 U.S.C. 862a(a) for individuals who have been convicted of an offense under IC 35-48 (controlled substances), or an offense in another jurisdiction that is substantially similar, for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996, if any of the following circumstances are met:

(1) The individual has successfully completed probation, parole, community corrections, a reentry court program, or any other postconviction monitoring program ordered by a court.

(2) The individual is successfully complying with the individual's conditions of probation, parole, or community corrections, the terms of participation in a reentry court program, or the requirements of any other postconviction monitoring program ordered by a court.

(3) The individual is eligible for SNAP benefits under IC 12-14-29-2 as a participant in a program described in IC 12-14-29-2(4).

(b) If the individual violates any terms of the probation, parole, community corrections, or reentry court program described in subsection (a), the individual is not eligible for SNAP.

As added by P.L.209-2018, SEC.8.