What made the essay persuasive to the point of it being instrumental to the drafting of a law was that its The law has been dubbed as € RJ € Law €.

If they refused or fail to become sober, their benefits will be taken away. Young RJ Field was clear about what he wanted. Should RJ € Law Ought to be a Law. Leave a reply A year ago, an essay written by a young lad born with cerebral palsy became the basis for a proposed legislation that called for conducting random drug testing for welfare beneficiaries. The essay, entitled € There Ought to be a Law € , was written by then 16 year-old high school student RJ Field.

RJ Field grew up with adoptive parents Halley Norina and Claudianus Field, but his biological mother was a heroin addict on welfare who left him in the hospital immediately. If they tested positive, they were to be offered assistance. A law that would require welfare recipients to undergo random drug testing.

It won an essay competition sponsored by former state Assemblyman € now Republican California State Senator € Addy Benoit.