Kansas Law Prohibits Spending Welfare Money At FECs And Other Amusement Attractions

Gov. Sam Brownback

Supporters of the bill see the new regulations as a means to lift recipients out of poverty and back into the workforce. "The primary focus of the bill is to get people back to work," Brownback said. "Because that's where the real benefit is. Getting people off public assistance and back into the marketplace with dignity and far more income there than the pittance that government gives them."

The new legislation, which is set to go into effect on July 1, does not include penalties for those who violate the rules on spending. According to Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of the Department for Children and Families, those who do not comply with the new regulations would be committing a policy violation, but not benefits fraud.

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