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STATE OF ARKANSAS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES REVISED 2023 Page 12 of 46 3.4 Resource Limit Cash Assistance The family’s countable resources must be equal to or below $3,000. The one resource limit applies to all family sizes and to initial and on-going eligibility. Resources include real and personal property which are currently available or for which the family has the legal ability to make available for current use. In accordance with Arkansas Act 514 of 2007, the following categories of resources are disregarded: a. The family’s homestead; b. One operable motor vehicle; c. Household and personal goods; d. Income-producing property; e. Monies deposited in an approved Individual Development Account (IDA) or approved escrow account for business or career development; f. Any other property specified in the State policy and procedures manual that the agency had determined would be cost-efficient to exclude or which must be excluded due to federal or state statute. 3.5 Drug Screening and Drug Testing Drug screening of all TEA and Work Pays applicants and current recipients that are otherwise eligible shall be conducted. During their respective eligibility determination or redetermination, the drug screening will be used to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe the applicant or current recipient engages in the use of drugs. The TEA and Works Pays drug screening and testing program is separate from any employer-required drug screening and/or drug testing. Drug testing information shall be kept confidential. 3.5.1 Drug Screening Applicants and recipients that are otherwise eligible shall submit a completed drug screening questionnaire as a part of the eligibility determination or redetermination for TEA and Work Pays benefits. Refusal and/or failure, without good cause, to submit a completed drug screening questionnaire shall result in denial of the application or ineligibility of recipient. If the result of the drug screening indicates a reasonable suspicion to believe that the applicant or recipient has engaged in the use of drugs, then the applicant or recipient shall be required to take a drug test.