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House Journal: Page 443: Thursday, February 27, 1997

 9   "large." the following:  "For purposes of this
10   paragraph, the population at large means employees in
11   a building or group of buildings located at the same
12   site or at a nearby site."
Amendment H-1085 lost.
Dotzler of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-1105
filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-1105

 1     Amend House File 299 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 3, line 2, by inserting after the word
 3   "hiring" the following:  ", consistent with the
 4   requirements of this section".
 5     2.  By striking page 7, line 20, through page 8,
 6   line 6, and inserting the following:
 7     "9.  REHABILITATION AND DISCIPLINE.  The employer
 8   shall provide substance abuse evaluation, and
 9   treatment if recommended by the evaluation, with costs
10   apportioned as provided under the employee benefit
11   plan or at employer expense, if there is no employee
12   benefit plan, the first time an employee's drug or
13   alcohol test indicates the presence of drugs or
14   alcohol in violation of the employer's written policy.
15   An employer shall not take disciplinary action against
16   an employee due to the employee's drug or alcohol
17   involvement the first time the employee's drug or
18   alcohol test indicates the presence of drugs or
19   alcohol if the employee undergoes a substance abuse
20   evaluation, and if the employee successfully completes
21   substance abuse treatment if treatment is recommended
22   by the evaluation.  However, if an employee fails to
23   undergo a substance abuse evaluation when the
24   employee's drug or alcohol test indicates the presence
25   of drugs or alcohol, or if an employee fails to
26   successfully complete substance abuse treatment when
27   recommended by an evaluation, the employee may be
28   disciplined up to and including discharge.  The
29   substance abuse evaluation and treatment provided by
30   the employer shall take place under a program approved
31   by the Iowa department of public health or accredited
32   by the joint commission on the accreditation of health
33   care organizations.  This subsection shall not apply
34   to a drug or alcohol test of a prospective employee."
Roll call was requested by Murphy of Dubuque and Mascher of
Johnson.
On the question "Shall amendment H-1105 be adopted?" (H.F. 299)

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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