Pubdate: Wed, 05 Feb 2014
Source: Daily Reporter (IN)
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Author: Nora Hertel, Associated Press

SD LEGISLATIVE PANEL CONSIDERS PLAN TO DEVELOP WAY TO DRUG TEST
WELFARE APPLICANTS

PIERRE, South Dakota - A South Dakota Senate committee is considering
a bill that would require state officials to develop testing
procedures that would determine whether people applying for welfare
programs are using illegal drugs.

The bill would require the state Department of Social Services to
develop a procedure to screen people for drug use when they apply for
financial assistance programs. The department would report the initial
results of the testing before next year's legislative session.

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee holds a hearing on the
measure Wednesday.

Similar bills were rejected by lawmakers two years ago.
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