RJ Field grew up with adoptive parents Kalie Matilde and Miguel Field, but his biological mother. If they refused or fail to become sober, their benefits will be taken away. The essay, entitled € There Ought to be a Law € , was written by then 16 year-old high school student RJ Field. If they tested positive, they were to be offered assistance. 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 €. 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.

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

A law that would require welfare recipients to undergo random drug testing.