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WV Bill Looks To Drug Test Welfare Applicants

Posted on: 02/10/2016
By  Jordan Shaw
 
(Parkersburg, WV) – A bill in West Virginia has been sent by the Senate to the House of Delegates, authorizing a drug testing pilot program for some welfare applicants.
 
The bill will look for federal approval to test welfare applicants determined to have a "reasonable suspicion" of drug usage.
 
That would include a determination by a caseworker or a recent court conviction with relation to drug abuse.
 
Thirteen other states have passed similar legislation. West Virginia Senators are saying that the bill is mirroring what other states have done.
 
Failing a first test would require treatment for substance abuse, counseling, and a job skills program. A second failure would result in a one-year suspension of benefits. Failing for a third time would result in a permanent ban.
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WV Bill Looks To Drug Test Welfare Applicants

A bill in West Virginia has been sent by the Senate to the House of Delegates, authorizing a drug testing pilot program for some welfare applicants.

 

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