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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 730.5, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
  1  4 requires:
  1  5    a.  "drug Drug test" means any blood, urine, saliva,
  1  6 chemical, or skin tissue test conducted for the purpose of
  1  7 detecting the presence of a chemical substance in an
  1  8 individual.
  1  9    b.  "Neutral selection basis" means a mechanism for
  1 10 selecting employees for drug testing that results in an equal
  1 11 probability that any employee from a group of employees
  1 12 subject to the selection mechanism will be selected and that
  1 13 does not give an employer discretion to waive the selection of
  1 14 any employee selected under the mechanism.
  1 15    c.  "Public safety employee" means an employee of the state
  1 16 or a political subdivision of the state who is a fire fighter
  1 17 or peace officer as defined in section 801.4.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  Section 730.5, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
  1 19 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1 20    a.  The employer has probable cause to believe that an
  1 21 employee's faculties are impaired on the job.  However, an
  1 22 employer may require a public safety employee to submit to a
  1 23 drug test on a neutral selection basis.
  1 24    Sec. 3.  Section 730.5, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code
  1 25 1995, is amended by adding the following new unnumbered
  1 26 paragraph:
  1 27    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  However, an employer of a public
  1 28 safety employee whose drug test indicates the presence of
  1 29 alcohol or a controlled substance may discipline the employee,
  1 30 up to and including discharge, and shall require, as a
  1 31 condition of employment, that the employee undergo substance
  1 32 abuse evaluation and treatment at the employee's expense.  
  1 33                           EXPLANATION
  1 34    This bill provides for random drug testing of public safety
  1 35 employees.  The bill defines "public safety employee" as a
  2  1 fire fighter or a peace officer and establishes the
  2  2 requirements of a random drug test.  The bill also provides
  2  3 that a public safety employee who tests positive for drugs or
  2  4 alcohol may be disciplined, including discharge, and shall be
  2  5 required, as a condition of employment, to complete substance
  2  6 abuse evaluation and treatment at the employee's expense.
  2  7    A violation of the section concerning drug testing of
  2  8 employees constitutes a simple misdemeanor.  
  2  9 LSB 2336HV 76
  2 10 ec/cf/24
     
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