The following is testimony submitted by Badger Institute Visiting Fellow Angela Rachidi in favor of AB 935 – FoodShare employment and training requirements.

The testimony was submitted to members of the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform on Feb. 8, 2022.

Chairman Krug and members of the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony related to Assembly Bill 935 – FoodShare work and FoodShare employment and training requirements and drug testing. I want to make three key points.

First, although Wisconsin’s economy has largely recovered from the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that started in March 2020, employers continue to struggle to find workers, and worker shortages remain a substantial concern for the near term.

Second, state policies that delink public benefit receipt from employment can make worker shortages worse.



Third, Assembly Bill 935 – FoodShare work and FoodShare employment and training requirements and drug testing – will reduce the work disincentives associated with FoodShare and can help address long-term labor force participation problems in Wisconsin.

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