Illinois' underfunded child-welfare agency has ended a 10-month-old employee drug testing program. Officials say the program kept five dozen substance users from jobs that could have put them in contact with children.

A Department of Children and Family Services memo, obtained by The Associated Press, indicates drug testing of job seekers, including those of private contractors or vendors, ended last month.

The agency started preemployment drug screens in February to determine the extent of drug usage among prospective employees.

Testing was required for anyone who wanted a job working directly with children and families, such as DCFS workers who investigate allegations of abuse or neglect, caseworkers who determine the best care for an abused child, and private-agency monitors of children in foster care.

About 3,100 people who had been offered jobs were tested, and 2 percent -- about 60 -- were positive.

Each test costs $23.50, for a total of just over $70,000.

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