JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi lawmakers propose several new requirements for public aid recipients, from community service to drug testing.
Officials say some ideas are already being carried out, while others could be blocked by federal regulations.
One bill would require people on public assistance to do 20 hours a week of community service. The state Department of Human Services already requires adult welfare recipients to do 20 to 40 hours a week of work, school or community service.
Other bills propose random drug testing of people applying for public aid. A federal judge last fall blocked Florida's law that required drug testing as a condition for receiving welfare.
Another Mississippi bill says food stamps could be spent only on healthful foods. DHS says the state can't put such restrictions on the federal aid.
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