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| has certified that all of the following have been completed: |
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| (1) The pilot program has been evaluated by the |
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| Department and the evaluation has been submitted to the |
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| General Assembly. |
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| (2) The evaluation includes at least the factors |
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| enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (e), |
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| as well as an analysis of the pilot program. |
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| (3) Six months have passed since the evaluation |
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| required in paragraph (1) of this subsection has been |
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| submitted to the General Assembly. |
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| (c) An individual shall not be considered to have tested |
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| positive for substance abuse until the sample has been retested |
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| to rule out a false positive using the same sample obtained in |
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| the original test. An individual who tests positive shall agree |
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| to and participate in substance abuse assessment and shall |
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| comply with a required substance abuse treatment plan. Failure |
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| to comply with a substance abuse assessment or treatment plan |
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| shall be penalized in a manner consistent with a violation of |
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| Section 4-1.9. The Department may adopt rules to exempt an |
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| individual from the substance abuse testing authorized by this |
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| Section if the individual has been ordered to participate, and |
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| is participating, in a substance abuse rehabilitation program. |
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| (d) Before implementing substance abuse testing under this |
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| Section, the Department shall notify the General Assembly of |
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| the planned implementation. |
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| (e) If the Department implements substance abuse testing as |
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| authorized and required by this Section, the Department shall |
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| submit an annual report on the testing program to the General |
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| Assembly. The annual report shall include at least all of the |
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| following information for the preceding year: |
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| (1) The number of individuals tested, the substances |
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| tested for, the results of the testing, and the number of |
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| referrals for treatment. |
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| (2) The costs of the testing and the resulting |
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| treatment. |
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| (3) Sanctions, if any, that have been imposed on |
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| recipients as a result of the testing program. |
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| (4) The percentage and number of households receiving |
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| TANF that include an individual who has tested positive for |
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| substance abuse under the program. |
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| (f) The substance abuse testing authorized and required by |
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| this Section does not apply to an individual 65 years of age or |
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| older or to a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing |
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| Home Care Act.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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