HB14 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would require each adult recipient of public benefits to comply with mandatory community service program requirements in order to be eligible for the benefits.

This bill would provide that any recipient of public benefits who does not comply shall be ineligible to receive public assistance for a specified period of time based on the frequency of noncompliance.

This bill would provide an exception from the mandatory community service program required under certain conditions.

This bill would require certain applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), administered by the Department of Human Resources, to be drug tested if the applicant has been convicted of a drug offense within a specified period of time.

This bill would provide that an applicant who tests positive for a drug without a valid prescription shall become ineligible for program benefits upon a subsequent positive drug screening.

This bill would authorize an individual who is a parent of a minor child and tests positive for drugs to designate a third party to receive the public assistance for the benefit of the minor child.

This bill would require each department or agency of the state that provides public assistance to comply with the mandatory community service requirements of this act.

Relating to public assistance; to require each recipient of public benefits to comply with community service program requirements in order to be eligible for the benefits; to provide that an individual who does not comply shall be ineligible to receive public assistance for a specified period of time based on the frequency of noncompliance; to provide procedures and exceptions for such mandatory community service programs to be developed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources; to require certain applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to be drug tested if the applicant has been convicted of a drug offense; to provide that an applicant who tests positive for a drug without a valid prescription is ineligible for TANF program benefits under certain conditions; and to authorize a parent who tests positive for drugs to designate a third party to receive public assistance for the benefit of minor child family members.