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SB 404 Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Substance abuse screening and assessment of VIEW applicants and participants. Requires local departments of social services to conduct a screening of all applicants and participants of VIEW. This bill provides that where a screening indicates probable cause to believe an applicant or participant is using illegal drugs, the applicant or participant may be required to submit to drug testing. Where a drug test indicates that the applicant or participant is using illegal drugs, the person shall be referred to a treatment program and all TANF payments shall be made to a third party payee for the benefit of members of the applicant's or recipient's household. If a person fails or refuses to participate in a screening, assessment, or required rehabilitation program, that person shall be ineligible for TANF assistance. Persons deemed ineligible for TANF assistance on the basis of failure or refusal to participate in a screening, assessment, or required rehabilitation program, will be ineligible for a period of twelve months but shall have one opportunity to comply and be reinstated once during the twelve month period.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087850300 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 088554300-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087850300
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/08/08 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 088554300-S1
- 02/11/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 088554300-S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB404S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/08 House: Read first time
- 02/13/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/21/08 House: Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote