H 3829 General Bill, By Rice, Simrill, A.D. Young, Hiott, Duncan, Cato, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Owens, Sottile, Ballentine, Millwood, Haley, Hamilton, Stringer, Bedingfield, Viers, Toole, Nanney and E.H. Pitts
Summary: Drug testing
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"; TO PROVIDE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, A PERSON SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MUST SUBMIT TO CERTAIN RANDOM DRUG TESTS; TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO TWICE FAILS THIS RANDOM DRUG TEST MAY NOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; AND TO PROVIDE AN AGENCY THAT ADMINISTERS THIS TEST TO A PERSON WHO TWICE FAILS THE TEST IMMEDIATELY SHALL TERMINATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS IT PAYS HIM.
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03/31/09	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-67
03/31/09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-67
04/02/09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Millwood, Haley, Hamilton, Stringer, Bedingfield, Viers, Toole, Nanney, E.H.Pitts