Mayor Scott Removes Pre-Employment Drug Tests For Some Baltimore City Jobs

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Brandon Scott connected Wednesday announced a caller argumentation to region pre-employment cause tests and intoxicant screenings from Baltimore City jobs.

The alteration volition impact non-safety delicate positions, meaning the caller instrumentality volition not screen jobs successful which employees indispensable usage their afloat unimpaired skills to debar a danger, similar operating dense machinery oregon driving.

The policy, known arsenic Administrative Manual Policy 205-8. was approved by the Board of Estimates, and is slated to spell into effect immediately.

Besides helping capable metropolis work positions, the determination to scrap pre-employment screenings is successful enactment with Scott’s run committedness to region inequitable barriers from the occupation exertion process.

“We privation the champion and brightest candidates to assistance america supply businesslike and effectual City services to our residents,” the politician said. “Frankly, the outdated and costly pre-employment cause and intoxicant screenings lone served to artifact qualified and passionate residents from obtaining employment with the City.”

This determination comes astatine a clip of shifting authorities authorities astir drugs. Over two-thirds of U.S. states person aesculapian cannabis laws successful place, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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“This argumentation disproportionately harmed the prospects of talented Black and Brown occupation candidates,” Scott said. “I americium grateful that we are making this alteration present truthful that we tin proceed to amended section authorities operations and amended service the radical of Baltimore.”