LCO No. 231 1 of 1
General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5716
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 231
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. PAVALOCK -D'AMATO, 77th
Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF CASH ASSISTANCE
TO UNDERGO TESTS FOR USE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require 1
recipients of cash assistance programs administered by the 2
Department of Social Services to (1) undergo tests for use of illegal 3
substances if there is evidence supporting a reasonable suspicion such 4
recipient is using such substances, (2) complete an education and 5
treatment program if such recipient tests positive for use of such 6
substances, and (3) be declared ineligible for cash assistance upon 7
failure to complete a required education and treatment program or 8
testing positive not less than three times for use of such substances. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To require periodic drug testing for certain cash assistance benefits.