H 4358 General Bill, By Young, Pinson, Clemmons, Quinn, Whitmire, Allison, Forrester, Huggins, Loftis, Taylor, Daning, Parker, Barfield, Owens, Brannon, Hardwick, Bedingfield, Erickson, Bingham, Norman, Crosby, Frye, Spires, Hearn, Sandifer, J.R. Smith, G.R. Smith, Ryan, Crawford, Chumley, Limehouse, Atwater, Ballentine, Bannister, Bowen, Brady, Clyburn, Cole, Corbin, Delleney, Gambrell, Hamilton, Harrison, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Horne, Long, Lowe, Lucas, McCoy, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Pitts, Pope, Simrill, G.M. Smith, Sottile, Stringer, Tallon, Thayer, Toole, Willis and Patrick
Summary: Drug tests
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-5-1187 SO AS TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES TO UNDERGO A DRUG TEST AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE THESE BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TESTS POSITIVE FOR DRUGS IS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THESE BENEFITS FOR ONE YEAR UNLESS THE PERSON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES A SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND TO FURTHER SPECIFY THE PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING THESE TESTS AND PROVIDING THESE BENEFITS PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 43-5-1110, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE "TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES" IN THE DEFINITION OF "FAMILY INDEPENDENCE".
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06/02/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
06/02/11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 68)
06/14/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Patrick