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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) |
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SUBTITLE II. Public Assistance |
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CHAPTER 6. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program |
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SECTION 63.2-607.1. Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies |
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A person who is otherwise eligible to receive TANF assistance shall be exempt from the application of § 115(a)(1) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, and shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. |