Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Drug Testing in order to Receive State Assistance?

Voters have long asked me why we can't drug test those on state assistance? Rep. Rich Wills has introduced such a bill that asked that the Department of Health and Welfare to:

"DRUG TESTING - COST STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting the Department of Health and Welfare to undertake a study of the cost of implementing a random drug testing program of adults receiving public assistance and requesting the department to report its findings to the Legislature."

HCR 55 has passed the House. I like the bill. How can we really help someone on public assistance unless we understand their problems? If someone has a drug problem, we can't help them until we know.

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