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In a memo to his agency heads, Governor Rick Scott has delayed mandatory drug testing in all but one state agency under his control. A memo from Scott to his Agency Secretaries says it would not be wise to go forward in all agencies as long as the American Civil Liberties has a law suit against the plan. But Scott says the program will go forward in the Department of Corrections and says he is not retreating.

“As you know, we are, every agency has to do it a little bit differently, so we decided to  go forward with them first,” said Scott. Did you feel you did not have good legal ground in this and that it was an intrusion in the rights of public employees?

“ No, look the private sector does this all the time. Our taxpayers expect our state employees to be productive and this is exactly what the private sector does. Its the right thing and we are going forward,” the Governor said.

In a news release, the American Civil Liberties claimed victory. Scott meanwhile says every employee at the Department of Corrections is now subject to drug testing. The ACLU says it will continue to fight the plan in court.