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  • Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare & Food Stamp Recipients.

    Started by Mike Decuir

    I think it was Florida that just enacted this. I would like to also see this enacted in the Great State of Texas. There is no reason that people on the dole should also be using drugs. Also, I am subjected to random drug tests at work. (Fortune 1000 Company). There is no valid argument why people on public assistance shouldn’t also be subjected to mandatory drug testing.

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    Thanks for writing, Mr. Decuir. Florida did enact such a law, but it is no longer in effect after being struck down by a US District Court. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-usa-drugs-florida-idUSBRE9BU0LW20131231

    See here for other state’s solutions: http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/drug-testing-and-public-assistance.aspx

    M.C. Lambeth
    Policy, Texans for Greg Abbott

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