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SB 781 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal drugs. The bill provides that when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal drugs, the Department shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal drugs shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year; however, the person shall have an opportunity to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated once during the 12-month period following the date of the initial view assessment. The provisions of the bill are made conditional upon an appropriation of General Funds effectuating the provisions of the bill.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100945D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11100945D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/27/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100945D
- 12/27/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/11 Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Social Services
- 01/21/11 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/25/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/11 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/25/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/25/11 Senate: Motion to reconsider rerefer to Finance agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/11 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/26/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/02/11 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/03/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/03/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB781E
- 02/03/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11100945D-E
- 02/04/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N)
- 02/04/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 02/09/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/11 House: Read first time
- 02/09/11 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/11/11 House: Assigned HWI sub: #4
- 02/15/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/15/11 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/16/11 House: Assigned App. sub: Health and Human Resources
- 02/18/11 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/22/11 House: Left in Appropriations