Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05059 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5059
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 142
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44 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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66 REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5059
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 142
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1818 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING DRUG TESTING OF CASH ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require periodic testing for illicit drugs of each person age eighteen and older who receives state cash assistance benefits. If the recipient tests positive for drug use, the recipient shall (1) after the first positive result, be required to undergo an evaluation by a health care provider for drug dependence and treatment if recommended by the provider, (2) after the second positive result, be required to complete a drug education or treatment program, and (3) after the third positive result, or if such recipient fails to complete a required treatment program, be declared ineligible for cash assistance and have such assistance terminated.
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3232 To require testing for illicit drug use by recipients of cash assistance.