The bill is sponsored by state Sen. John Albers of Roswell.
It would require residents receiving benefits to volunteer at least 24 hours per week, either paid or unpaid, for a nonprofit charitable organization. The state labor commissioner would be able to waive or alter the requirement in some cases, under the measure.
Albers said the proposed law is an excellent opportunity for Georgians to give back to their communities, acquire new skills, network, obtain references, and gain invaluable experience while looking for employment.
Georgia's unemployment rate has topped the national average.
Lawmakers can act on the bill during the 2012 legislative session.
Don't think you can just walk in and get a check, you have to have worked and was seperated for just cause.
The current situation the state of GA is in was caused by pro business legislators who cut back on the premiums in the past few years and now they have borrowed money from the federal gov't and are scrambling to pay it back. They too, don't fund programs properly.
Issues like this are to "light up" emotions and divide. Don't be easily swayed, as the cost to actually implement something like this would be great and enforcement would be shady.