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20-76-704. Powers and duties.
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20-76-704. Powers and duties.
(a) The Division of Workforce Services, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, shall:
(1) Consult with substance abuse treatment experts;
(2) Develop appropriate screening techniques and processes to establish reasonable cause that an applicant or recipient is using a drug and to establish the necessary criteria to permit the division, in coordination with the department, to require the applicant or recipient to undergo no less than a five-panel drug test;
(3) Identify and select a screening tool as a part of the development of the screening technique that will be employed for the drug screening and testing program under this subchapter;
(4) Develop a plan for funding of the costs of the screening process, the no less than five-panel drug testing process, personnel and information systems modification, and other costs associated with the development and implementation of the testing process; and
(5) Develop a plan for any modification of its information systems necessary to properly track and report the status of applicants or recipients who are screened and who must undergo testing as required by this subchapter, including without limitation a detailed analysis of costs for systems analysis, programming, and testing of modifications and for implementation dates for completion of the modifications.
(b) Annually, the division, in coordination with the department, shall submit a report of the past calendar year on or before February 1 to the General Assembly that includes without limitation:
(1) The number of individuals screened;
(2) The number of screened individuals for whom there was a reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use;
(3) The number of screened individuals who took a drug test;
(4) The number
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-76-704
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20-76-704. Powers and duties.
(a) The Division of Workforce Services, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, shall:
(1) Consult with substance abuse treatment experts;
(2) Develop appropriate screening techniques and processes to establish reasonable cause that an applicant or recipient is using a drug and to establish the necessary criteria to permit the division, in coordination with the department, to require the applicant or recipient to undergo no less than a five-panel drug test;
(3) Identify and select a screening tool as a part of the development of the screening technique that will be employed for the drug screening and testing program under this subchapter;
(4) Develop a plan for funding of the costs of the screening process, the no less than five-panel drug testing process, personnel and information systems modification, and other costs associated with the development and implementation of the testing process; and
(5) Develop a plan for any modification of its information systems necessary to properly track and report the status of applicants or recipients who are screened and who must undergo testing as required by this subchapter, including without limitation a detailed analysis of costs for systems analysis, programming, and testing of modifications and for implementation dates for completion of the modifications.
(b) Annually, the division, in coordination with the department, shall submit a report of the past calendar year on or before February 1 to the General Assembly that includes without limitation:
(1) The number of individuals screened;
(2) The number of screened individuals for whom there was a reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use;
(3) The number of screened individuals who took a drug test;
(4) The number of screened individuals who refused to take a drug test;
(5) The number of screened individuals who received a positive result on the drug test;
(6) The number of screened individuals who received a negative result on the drug test;
(7) The number of individuals who received a positive result on a drug test for a second or subsequent time;
(8) The amount of costs incurred by the division for the administration of the drug screening and testing program; and
(9) The number of applications and re-applications received for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, § 20-76-101 et seq., in the previous year and the current year.
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20-76-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Assessment services” means an evaluation to determine the abilities, talents, proficiencies, and deficiencies of applicants and recipients with regard to the ability of the individual to move into employment;
(2) “Date of enrollment” means the date that an applicant is approved as eligible for the Transitional Employment Assistance Program;
(3) “Diversion from assistance” means a one-time loan of money or the furnishing of nonmonetary assistance to an applicant who is eligible for but does not require enrollment in the Transitional Employment Assistance Program;
(4) “Education or training” means basic remedial education, adult education, high school education, education to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma, education to learn English as a second language, applied technology training, and postsecondary education and training;
(5) “Employment assistance” means financial assistance, child care, assistance to secure full-time employment, assistance in obtaining education and training that leads to full-time employment, case management services, and other services designed to assist recipients in achieving self-sufficiency through employment;
(6) “Extended support services” means assistance to a recipient who has obtained employment under the Transitional Employment Assistance Program, which may include, but is not limited to, child care and medical assistance;
(7) “Full-time education or training” means education or training on a full-time basis as defined by the Department of Human Services;
(8) “Medical assistance” means assistance furnished pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 — 1396w-5, commonly referred to as Medicaid, or a state-funded medical assistance
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-76-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-76-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.