Bill Text: CT HB05427 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5427 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Drug Felons From Receiving State-administered General Assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05427 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05427-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5427*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 1004
		01004
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING DRUG FELONS FROM RECEIVING STATE-ADMINISTERED GENERAL ASSISTANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 17b-191 of the general statutes be amended to institute a lifetime ban on any person convicted of a drug felony from receiving state-administered general assistance.

Statement of Purpose:

To foster accountability and eliminate fraud and abuse in taxpayer-funded assistance programs.