All this bullshit about utah saving $369,000 is PURE bullshit... SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah has spent more than $30,000 to screen welfare applicants for drug use since a new law went into effect a year ago, but only 12 people have tested positive, state figures show. The data from August 2012 through July 2013 indicates the state spent almost $6,000 to give 4,730 applicants a written test. After 466 showed a likelihood of drug use, they were given drug tests at a total cost of more than $25,000, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, which administers welfare benefits and the tests. Kaysville Republican Rep. Brad Wilson and South Jordan Republican Sen. Aaron Osmond sponsored the legislation last year and did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday. Wilson said in July that the goal of Utahs law was to help welfare applicants get off any kind of addictive substances and return to work. Utah is one of at least eight states that have passed legislation requiring testing or screening for public assistance applicants. Similar laws have been proposed in at least 29 states this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. ksl/?nid=148&sid=26559995
Posted on: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:25:04 +0000
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