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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Welfare recipients would be required to submit to routine drug testing as a condition of eligibility under new legislation approved by a House committee today. "This is a big victory for the law-abiding citizens of Oklahoma" said state Rep. John Bennett.
"Under current law, welfare benefits can indirectly subsidize an individual's drug habit, so we must make sure there are penalties for people who take advantage of the system. If this bill is signed into law it will stop recipients form abusing our taxpayer money to fund their drug habits, and it will ensure that needy children still get the food and other support they need and deserve."
House Bill 2388 would require applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF) program to submit to, and pay for, a drug test. Individuals who test positive for drugs would be ineligible for benefits for one year unless they successfully complete a substance abuse program within six months.
Should a parent test positive for illegal drugs it would not affect a dependent child's eligibility for the program. Approximately 40,634 potential TANF recipients would be impacted by the legislation.
A similar program in Florida saved taxpayers nearly $1 million in the first month of implementation.
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