Bill Text: OR SB538 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to drug testing of public assistance clients.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB538 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB538-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1443

                         Senate Bill 538

Sponsored by Senator STARR (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring
drug testing of adult applicants for and recipients of public
assistance. Requires department to deny or terminate public
assistance to individuals for whom testing produces positive
result.
  Applies to adults who apply for or receive public assistance on
or after July 1, 2012.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to drug testing of public assistance clients.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 411. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Department of Human Services shall
adopt rules that require adult applicants for and recipients of
public assistance to undergo testing for substances of abuse as
defined in ORS 438.010.
  (2) The rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section must
provide that the testing be:
  (a) A condition of eligibility for public assistance;
  (b) Repeated after every six consecutive months of receipt of
public assistance; and
  (c) In compliance with the requirements of ORS 438.435.
  (3) The department shall deny or terminate public assistance to
an individual for whom the testing described in this section
produces a positive result. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) Section 2 of this 2011 Act becomes
operative on July 1, 2012.
  (2) The Department of Human Services may take any action before
the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section
that is necessary to enable the department to exercise, on and
after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this
section, all the duties, functions and powers conferred on the
department by section 2 of this 2011 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act applies to adults
who apply for or receive public assistance on or after the
operative date specified in section 3 of this 2011 Act. + }
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