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27 2 . 3 I N E L I G I B L E H O U S E H O L D M E M B E R S The following persons are not eligible to participate as separate households or as a member of any household: (1) Ineligible non-citizens as specified in Section 7.3 Citizenship and Non-Citizen Status (2) Ineligible students as specified in Section 7.4 Students; (3) Individuals disqualified for noncompliance with the work requirements of Section 8.1 Work Requirements; (4) Ineligible ABAWDs (Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents) due to time limit as specified in Section 8.16 Countable Months. (5) Individuals disqualified for failure to provide an SSN as specified in Section 7.2 Social Security Numbers (SSNs); (6) Individuals disqualified for an intentional program violation (IPV) as specified in Chapter 20 Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation (IPV); (7) Individuals who are ineligible because of a drug-related felony conviction. A drug-related felony conviction is a conviction of any offense which is classified as a felony and which has as an element of the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance. Ineligibility under this provision is limited to convictions based on behavior which occurred after August 22, 1996. A guilty plea is the legal equivalent of a conviction after trial. Therefore, any individual who pleads guilty to a felony drug charge is ineligible to be included in the SNAP budget.

NOTE: An individual may be disqualified from participation in SNAP only for a conviction of a drug-related felony which he/she committed after August 22, 1996. The issue is the date of the offense not the date of the conviction.

EXCEPTION: Clients who provide verification of an expungement or a pardon of a felony drug conviction may be eligible to participate in SNAP.

(8) Individuals who are fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, or who are violating a condition of probation or parole. (See Section 7.5 Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators) (9) Individuals who are disqualified due to failure without good cause to cooperate with TANF work requirement in Section 14.8 (1)(D) Treatment of TANF Sanctions in SNAP. (10) Individuals convicted of certain crimes and who are out of compliance with the terms of their sentence and ineligible according to Section 14.12 Disqualification For Certain Convicted Felons. (11) Residents of an institution, with some exceptions (see below). Individuals must be considered residents of an institution when the institution provides them with the majority of their meals (over 50 percent of three meals daily) as part of the institution's normal services.

Exceptions to this requirement include only the individuals listed below who can participate in SNAP and must be treated as separate households from the others