99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2805

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Rep. Dwight Kay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop a 2-year pilot program requiring a drug test as a condition of eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Provides that the pilot program shall operate in 4 counties as prescribed by the Department; and that persons subject to the drug test shall include (i) adult applicants and recipients who are suspected of using a controlled substance; and (ii) all mothers who receive TANF benefits. Provides that an individual who tests positive for a controlled substance as a result of a drug test required under the pilot program shall be ineligible to receive TANF benefits for one year after the date of the positive drug test, unless the individual verifies the successful completion of a substance abuse treatment program. Requires the Department to submit an interim report to the Governor and the General Assembly, within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, on the Department's progress in developing the pilot program and implementing the pilot program. Requires the Department to submit a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly at the completion of the pilot program. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5adding Section 12-4.49 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.49. Drug testing pilot program. The Department of
8Human Services shall develop a 2-year pilot program requiring a
9drug test as a condition of eligibility for Temporary
10Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits provided under
11Article IV of this Code. The pilot program shall operate in 4
12counties as prescribed by the Department. Persons subject to
13the drug test required under the pilot program shall include:
14        (1) Adult applicants and recipients who are suspected
15    of using a controlled substance.
16        (2) All mothers who receive TANF benefits.
17    An individual who tests positive for a controlled substance
18as a result of a drug test required under the pilot program
19shall be ineligible to receive TANF benefits for one year after
20the date of the positive drug test, unless the individual
21verifies the successful completion of a substance abuse
22treatment program.
23    Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory

 

 

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1Act of the 99th General Assembly, the Department shall submit
2an interim report to the Governor and the General Assembly on
3the Department's progress in developing the pilot program and
4implementing the pilot program.
5    The Department shall submit a final report to the Governor
6and the General Assembly at the completion of the pilot
7program.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.