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1 1 Amend House File 258 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 16 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. . Section 730.5, Code 1995, is amended by
1 5 adding the following new subsection:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. An employer shall establish
1 7 the following training programs prior to instituting
1 8 drug testing as allowed by this section.
1 9 a. An employer shall provide all employees with an
1 10 educational program on alcohol and drug abuse. An
1 11 employer shall provide all employees with an annual
1 12 educational program on alcohol and drug abuse, in
1 13 general, and the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on
1 14 the workplace, specifically. An educational program
1 15 shall include a minimum of one hour of instruction
1 16 which shall include, but is not limited to, an
1 17 explanation of the disease of addiction for alcohol
1 18 and other drugs, the effects and dangers of the
1 19 commonly abused substances in the workplace, and the
1 20 employer's policies and procedures regarding alcohol
1 21 and drug use or abuse in the workplace and how
1 22 employees may obtain substance abuse treatment.
1 23 b. An employer shall provide all supervisory
1 24 personnel with a minimum of two hours of training each
1 25 year on alcohol and drug abuse. The training shall
1 26 include, but is not limited to, information on
1 27 recognition of evidence of employee alcohol and other
1 28 drug abuse, documentation and corroboration of
1 29 employee alcohol and other drug abuse, referral of
1 30 alcohol and other drug-abusing employees to the proper
1 31 treatment providers, and the recognition of the
1 32 benefits of referring alcohol and other drug-abusing
1 33 employees to treatment programs, in terms of employee
1 34 health and safety and employer savings.
1 35 The governor's alliance on substance abuse shall
1 36 develop educational programs to meet the requirements
1 37 of this subsection and shall make the programs
1 38 available to businesses upon request. The governor's
1 39 alliance on substance abuse shall monitor the
1 40 effectiveness of these programs and provide an annual
1 41 report to the general assembly."
1 42 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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1 46 NELSON of Pottawattamie
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1 50 HARPER of Black Hawk
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2 4 O'BRIEN of Boone
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2 8 BELL of Jasper
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2 12 CONNORS of Polk
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2 16 COHOON of Des Moines
2 17 HF 258.505 76
2 18 ec/jw
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