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ND SB2279
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tom Campbell
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AI Summary
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Requires each individual employment plan participant in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to undergo addiction screening to identify addiction risk.
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Directs the Department of Human Services to establish a screening tool and provide training to contractors on its use.
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Mandates contractors to refer participants identified as at risk for addiction to appropriate treatment services, which may include drug testing.
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Makes participants who fail to comply with referred treatment services subject to sanctions under existing program rules.
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Requires the Department of Human Services to report to legislative management by August 1, 2018 on the implementation impact and any effects on children in TANF households, with the Act effective April 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Mandatory addiction screening for temporary assistance for needy families program individual employment plan participants; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26
2/8/2017