HB197 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Millican

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Dan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreEd HenryWes LongBecky NordgrenMac ButtramKen JohnsonWayne JohnsonPaul BeckmanWilliam RobertsKerry RichMac McCutcheonJack WilliamsHarry ShiverJoe FaustAlan BakerSteve McMillanJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonDuwayne BridgesBlaine GalliherMark Tuggle

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Human Resources Dept, TANF, drug testing for substance abuse based on reasonable suspicion for eligibility for benefits, required, ineligibility under certain conditions, department to implement

Description

Under existing law, there is no requirement that an adult applying for the Department of Human Resources' Family Assistance Program for temporary cash assistance funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Block Grant must be tested for drug abuse if there is a reasonable suspicion that the applicant may be engaging in or be under the influence of an illegal controlled substance.

This bill would establish such a requirement.

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to be responsible for determining the existence of reasonable suspicion of substance abuse.

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to establish drug testing protocols and procedures for TANF applications.

This bill would provide for notice of testing procedures to be provided to TANF applicants.

This bill would specify that positive test results are not admissible in any criminal proceeding, but are admissible in Department of Human Resources administrative hearings and judicial review.

This bill would provide that any adult who fails the drug test would be ineligible to directly receive TANF temporary cash assistance and would be referred for substance abuse assessment.

This bill would provide that any adult who refuses or delays taking the drug test would be ineligible to receive TANF cash assistance under that application.

This bill would provide for reimbursement for the cost of negative drug tests.

This bill would provide for the department to promulgate rules necessary to implement this act.

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Subjects

Human Resources Department