Civil libertarians, lawyers for the Welfare Department and the Attorney General's Office lined up Tuesday against a proposal for mandatory drug testing of some applicants for welfare benefits.
House Bill 121, filed by state Rep. Donald LeBrun would require a drug test for new applicants for TANF. An applicant failing the test would be disqualified from the benefit for a year, but could be restored after six months provided treatment yielded a clean drug test.
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http://openstates.org/nh/bills/2013/HB121/
