Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 556
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             05/04/2011 10:13 AM       .                                
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       Senator Lynn moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 22 - 27
    4  and insert:
    5         414.145 Drug-screening program.—
    6         (1) The Department of Children and Family Services shall
    7  require a drug test consistent with s. 112.0455 to screen each
    8  individual who applies for temporary assistance for needy
    9  families (TANF). The cost of drug testing shall be the
   10  responsibility of the individual. However, the cost of the drug
   11  testing may not exceed $10 per person tested. The laboratory
   12  testing for drugs shall notify the department of the test
   13  results no later than 10 days after the laboratory receives the
   14  materials to be tested. If the individual tests negative for
   15  controlled substances, the department shall reimburse the
   16  individual for the cost of the test in the second monthly TANF
   17  payment following notification of the drug-testing results.
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   19  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   20  And the title is amended as follows:
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   22         Delete line 8
   23  and insert:
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   25         bearing the cost of drug testing; providing for a
   26         maximum cost for drug testing; requiring the
   27         laboratory to notify the department of the test
   28         results within a specified time; requiring the
   29         department to reimburse the individual for the cost of
   30         the testing if he or she tests negative for controlled
   31         substances; requiring certain