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Panel hears proposal to allow legislators access to CPS drug tests with parental permission

House Human Services · March 17, 2025
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Summary

Sen. Dennis Lenz told the committee SB 248 would let legislators review drug testing results in Child Protective Services files if parents consent; the agency said drug tests are part of the case file and that parents must be informed that tests are included.

Sen. Dennis Lenz opened a hearing on Senate Bill 248, saying the proposal would permit legislators to review drug testing results — both field and laboratory — in Child Protective Services case files when parents give permission.

Nikki Grossberg, Division Administrator for Child and Family Services, appeared as an…

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