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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3959 Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriations, the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer a statewide suspicion-based substance abuse screening and testing pilot program for all applicants for and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Provides that at the time of application and annual redetermination of eligibility, the Department shall screen applicants for and recipients of TANF benefits for suspicion of substance abuse using an empirically validated substance abuse screening tool. Provides that if the results of the substance abuse screening gives the Department a reasonable suspicion to believe that the applicant or recipient has engaged in the use of a controlled substance, the applicant or recipient shall be required to take a substance abuse test and shall be ineligible for benefits if he or she refuses to take the test.
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| | HB3959 | | LRB099 09170 KTG 29368 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 4-21.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/4-21.1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4-21.1. Suspicion-based substance abuse screening. |
| 8 | | (a) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall |
| 9 | | establish and administer a statewide suspicion-based substance |
| 10 | | abuse screening and testing pilot program for all applicants |
| 11 | | for and recipients of benefits provided under this Article. |
| 12 | | (b) At the time of application and annual redetermination |
| 13 | | of eligibility, the Department shall screen applicants for and |
| 14 | | recipients of benefits under this Article for suspicion of |
| 15 | | substance abuse using an empirically validated substance abuse |
| 16 | | screening tool. |
| 17 | | (c) If the results of the substance abuse screening gives |
| 18 | | the Department a reasonable suspicion to believe that the |
| 19 | | applicant or recipient has engaged in the use of a controlled |
| 20 | | substance, the applicant or recipient shall be required to take |
| 21 | | a substance abuse test. |
| 22 | | (d) If the applicant or recipient refuses to take a |
| 23 | | substance abuse test, he or she shall be ineligible for |