HUD is interested in public comments on the nature of such an agreement, and on the range of obligations that could reasonably be demanded of a returning parent. HUD's position is that participants must be subject to admissions screening, to assure the rest of the community that the new or re-joining family member would not constitute any special treat to the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. To the extent that some returning parents may have been involved in domestic violence or abuse, such counseling or training must have been completed before admission or re-admission to the HA housing. Parenting training or counseling would be allowable budget costs for the HA. 5. The Hartford Family Reunification model includes an explicit requirement that returning parents be and remain drugfree, including provisions for pre-admission drug testing and subseqent random testing.
Testing is at the expense of the housing authority.
HUD is interested in public comments on drug abstinence and drug testing requirements and policies. HUD is soliciting public input on any other matters, ideas, recommendations, or any other form of comment relevant to the issue of re-integrating absent parents and strengthening the role of fathers and husbands in public housing families. In addition to comments, HUD is also requesting any reports, documents, or other material that will assist the Department in evaluating issues to be addressed in the regulation. HUD requests that, in submitting comments on any of the foregoing issues, the commenter please cite the item number of the issue addressed by the comment. HUD also welcomes comments on issues not specifically included in the foregoing list, but related to involving husbands and fathers, and strengthening the role of husbands and fathers in families living in public and assisted housing.