Welfare Money Would Be Tied To Childrens’ Grades

Posted by | January 31, 2013 08:34 | Filed under: Top Stories


That’s what Tennessee Rep. Stacy Campfield wants.

Tennessee state Rep. Stacey Campfield (R) introduced a bill this week seeking to make welfare benefits contingent upon the grades of a would-be recipient’s children.

Campfield’s legislation, filed Thursday, would “require the reduction of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) payments for parents or caretakers of TANF recipients whose children fail to maintain satisfactory progress in school.” TANF is more commonly referred to as welfare.

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