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SB 721 VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. The bill provides that when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal substances, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. In cases in which drug testing is required, the cost of testing shall be paid by the Department of Social Services. 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 substances shall be ineligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program; however, an individual has one opportunity during the subsequent 12-month period to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated to eligibility for TANF benefits.
FULL TEXT
- 12/03/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100403D pdf | impact statements
- 01/29/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104703D-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/03/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100403D
- 12/03/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/13 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/18/13 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/29/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104703D-S1
- 01/29/13 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/13 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/13 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 01/31/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104703D-S1
- 01/31/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB721S1
- 02/01/13 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/13 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)