MO SB7

Creates section 208.027, the "TANF Child Protection and Drug Free Home Act," to protect children in homes of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) recipients and prevent misuse of taxpayer funds by ensuring recipients are drug and alcohol-free.

Requires case workers to report suspected child abuse to the children's division when they have reasonable suspicion that a TANF applicant is illegally using controlled substances.

Mandates immediate reporting to the children's division when case workers have knowledge that a work-eligible TANF recipient has tested positive for illegal drug use related to work activities or refused to submit to drug testing.

Establishes that work-eligible recipients who test positive for unprescribed controlled substances or refuse testing are ineligible for TANF benefits for two years after an administrative hearing, unless they complete a substance abuse treatment program administered by the department of mental health and do not test positive again within six months.

Allows other household members to continue receiving TANF benefits as protective or vendor payments to a third-party payee if they remain otherwise eligible.