Posted: | June 13, 2023 03:49 PM |
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From: | Representative Carl Walker Metzgar |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Providing for Screening for Illegal Drugs (HB 2151 of 2017 -18) |
In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation that will amend the Public Welfare Code to direct the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a drug test and a retest program to screen applicants and recipients of public assistance. This legislation will require applicants and recipients to be randomly screened for illegal drugs in order to be eligible for public assistance. This legislation directs the Department of Human Services to appoint a protective payee to receive public assistance on behalf of children of the applicant or recipient who is denied public assistance due to failing a drug test or retest. Please join me in sponsoring this piece of legislation. Thank you for your consideration. |
Introduced as HB2065