Bill removes man­dat­ed report to law enforce­ment of pos­i­tive drug tests in new­borns

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Bill removes mandated report to law enforcement of positive drug tests in newborns

(The Cen­ter Square) – The leg­is­la­ture is ready to send a bill to Illi­nois Gov. J.B. Pritzk­er that removes the man­date that the Depart­ment of Chil­dren and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices must report new­born babies’ pos­i­tive tox­i­col­o­gy screens to law enforce­ment.
Sen­ate Bill 3136 passed the Illi­nois Gen­er­al Assem­bly and will, accord­ing to oppo­nents, dis­in­cen­tivize drug addicts from get­ting clean because it removes puni­tive pro­vi­sions that take away birth moth­ers’ parental rights upon a new­born baby’s tox­i­col­o­gy screen com­ing bac …