Bill Summary

by Hays  CS Sponsors: Budget, Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Drug-free Workplaces; Defining the term “random testing,” and removing the definition of the term “safety-sensitive position” for purposes of the Drug-Free Workplace Act; authorizing a state agency to conduct random drug testing every 3 months; providing that an agency may discharge or discipline an employee following a first-time positive confirmed drug test result; requiring participation in an employee assistance program or an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program at the employee’s own expense or at the expense of a health insurance plan, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012

   S Health Regulation
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
   S Budget