Rep. Christine Watkins (R)

HB 204 (Changing a Child Welfare Drug Test)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

This bill prohibits the Division of Child and Family Services from relying on saliva-based drug tests when making decisions about parental rights.

Libertas supports this bill. Several other testing methods, including blood and urine tests, yield more reliable results than saliva tests. When making decisions about something as important as parental rights, only the best evidence should be used.