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Companion Bill SB0102. Welfare - Requires drug testing as eligibility requirement for public assistance for the poor. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 18 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for HB0588 / *SB0102Other Fiscal Impact - The Bureau of TennCare and the Department of Human Services state that federal regulations prohibit programs which provide public assistance to use substance abuse testing as a condition of eligibility. As a result, there will not be an impact on expenditures of state or federal funds. Bill Summary for HB0588 / *SB0102 This bill requires the department of human services to implement a program of substance abuse testing as a condition for public assistance eligibility. Any sample that tests positive would automatically be retested to rule out a false positive. Any person whose sample tests positive [...] show full description
Latest Actions
- 04/25/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Government Operations Committee
- 04/18/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 04/25/2007
- 04/11/2007 - Action Deferred in Government Operations Committee to 4/25/2007
- 04/04/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 04/11/2007
- 04/04/2007 - Action Deferred in Government Operations Committee to 4/11/2007
show all actions- 04/25/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Government Operations Committee
- 04/18/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 04/25/2007
- 04/11/2007 - Action Deferred in Government Operations Committee to 4/25/2007
- 04/04/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 04/11/2007
- 04/04/2007 - Action Deferred in Government Operations Committee to 4/11/2007
- 03/28/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 04/04/2007
- 03/07/2007 - Action Deferred in Government Operations Committee to 4/4/2007
- 02/28/2007 - Placed on Calendar Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2007
- 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--Health
- 02/08/2007 - Introduced, Passed first consideration
- 02/07/2007 - Filed for Introduction
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