SB 5213-S - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Supports the long-term success of families with children by removing barriers to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the WorkFirst programs.

Provides that, in order to be eligible for temporary assistance for needy families benefits, any applicant with a felony conviction involving drug use or possession after August 21, 1996, and who is found eligible for temporary assistance for needy families benefits after the effective date of this act, shall become ineligible to receive such benefits if he or she is convicted of more than one subsequent felony for drug use or possession after the effective date of this act.