2-YEAR LIMIT FOR WELFARE FAMILIES URGED

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 15, 1993                   TAG: 9301150095
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short
2-YEAR LIMIT FOR WELFARE FAMILIES URGED
A commission established by President Bush to find ways to help keep families together proposed on Thursday a two-year limit on how long mothers can stay on welfare.
The National Commission on America's Urban Families also proposed that all welfare recipients work "preferably through the private sector, but if unavailable, through community services and public programs."
The commission also recommended changes in marriage and divorce laws, and tougher enforcement of child-support requirements.
Its report, "Families First," also called for an increase in parental authority in education, school choice for all families and a strong parental say in sex education programs.
"Curricula should stress abstinence as the best protection against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases," it said.
Bush formed the commission after being prompted by mayors who said the major cause of the problems of the cities was the dissolution of the family.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB