Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1128 Barcode 419678 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 02/22/2012 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Criminal Justice (Hays) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment 2 3 Delete lines 47 - 62 4 and insert: 5 (2) INELIGIBILITY DUE TO FELONY CONVICTION.—Pursuant to 6 Pub. L. No. 104-193, s. 115, an individual convicted, on or 7 after July 1, 2012, of an offense classified as a felony for 8 possession of a controlled substance, as defined in the 9 Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C., s. 802(6), is not eligible 10 for temporary cash assistance or food assistance unless the 11 department receives verification that the individual has 12 satisfactorily completed a drug treatment program offered by a 13 provider that meets the requirements of s. 397.401 and is 14 licensed by the department. The department shall specify through 15 rule, the criteria to determine satisfactory completion of a 16 drug treatment program. An individual who has a felony 17 conviction for drug trafficking, pursuant to s. 893.135, is not 18 eligible for temporary cash assistance or food assistance. 19 (a) If an individual is deemed ineligible for temporary 20 cash assistance or food assistance as a result of a felony drug 21 conviction, a protective payee shall be designated to receive 22 the assistance on behalf of the other members of the assistance 23 group.