A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT allowing the north carolina department of health and human services to opt out of the ban that only allows individuals convicted of either class h or i controlled substance felony offenses to be eligible to participate in the  work first program and food and nutrition services program (snap).
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 108A‑25.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 108A‑25.2.  Limitations for individuals convicted of   drug‑related felonies.
(a)	Individuals convicted of  controlled substance felony offenses  shall be eligible to participate in the Work First Program  upon meeting at least one of the following conditions:
(1)	Six months after release from custody if no additional controlled substance felony offense is committed and the county department of social services verifies the individual has successfully completed a substance abuse treatment program while in custody. If the county department of social services is unable to verify completion of the substance abuse treatment program, the individual shall comply with the requirements of G.S. 108A‑29.1.
(2)	If not committed to custody, six months after the date of conviction if no additional controlled substance felony offense is committed and the individual complies with the requirements of G.S. 108A‑29.1.
(b)	Individuals convicted of controlled substance felony offenses shall be eligible to participate in the food and nutrition services program six months after release from custody. If the individual is not committed to custody, the individual shall be eligible to participate in the food and nutrition services program six months after the date of conviction if no additional controlled substance felony offense is committed."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2011, and applies to controlled substance felony offenses committed on or after that date.