Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R)

SB 153 (Self-reliance Training for Public Assistance Recipients)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

This bill requires applicants for social welfare benefits to receive training and education in self-reliance during the first three months of receiving benefits. Importantly, the training could be offered by various community groups, thereby helping link those in poverty to community resources in their area that can help them in more significant and personal ways than a mere benefit payment.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. Government should not always look to the public treasury or the statute book for solutions to social problems. This bill is a step in that direction.