South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3829

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Sponsors: Reps. 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
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Introduced in the House on March 31, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Drug testing

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/31/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-67
   3/31/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-67
    4/2/2009  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, 
                        Millwood, Haley, Hamilton, Stringer, Bedingfield, 
                        Viers, Toole, Nanney, E.H.Pitts

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3/31/2009

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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.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 27

Drug Testing As A Condition of Receiving Public Assistance

"Section 1-1-1710.    For purposes of this article, 'public assistance' means cash or in-kind income received from a public source and for which the recipient is eligible on the basis of financial need."

Section 1-1-1720.    Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a person:

(1)    seeking or receiving public assistance shall submit to random drug testing administered by the agency from which the person is seeking or receiving public assistance; and

(2)    who twice fails a drug test required under this section may not receive additional public assistance benefits, and the agency that administered the drug test immediately shall terminate public assistance benefits it provides to him."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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