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Amend SB 200 by adding the following appropriately number sections and renumbering the subsequent sections accordingly;
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 33.018 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.018. SNAP ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. (a) As authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(d) (1) and except as provided by this section, 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a) (2) does not apply in determining the eligibility of any person for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(b) 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a) (2) applies in determining the eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program of a person who has been convicted of, and released on parole or placed on community supervision for, any felony offense that has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in 21 U.S.C. Section 802, if the person violates any condition of that parole or community supervision. A person described by this subsection is ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program only for a two-year period beginning on the date the person is found to have violated the condition of parole or community supervision, as authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(d) (1) (B).
(c) A person convicted of an offense described by Subsection (b) who is receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and who is convicted of a subsequent felony offense, regardless of the elements of the offense, is ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a determination of eligibility of a person for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits made on or after the effective date of this Act. A determination of eligibility made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the determination was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.