California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - April 30, 1998

MPP §63-402.229 effective September 1, 1997 as currently written states that an individual convicted of a drug felony (i.e. possession, use, or distribution) is permanently disqualified from the Food Stamp program if the conviction occurred after August 22, 1996.

This ACL advises that per Public Law No. 105-33, a convicted drug felon is permanently disqualified for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996. Thus a person who committed a drug felony before August 22, 1996, but who was convicted after August 22, 1996, would be eligible for food stamp benefits if such person meets other Food Stamp eligibility criteria.