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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 730.5, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph 1 3 c: 1 4 NEW PARAGRAPH. cc. "Employee assistance program" means a 1 5 workplace focused program, established by an employer or 1 6 union, which is designed to assist employees in identifying 1 7 and planning solutions for personal concerns including alcohol 1 8 or drug-related issues that may affect job performance and to 1 9 provide training and consultation services for work 1 10 organizations addressing issues related to such personal 1 11 concerns. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 730.5, subsection 9, paragraph c, 1 13 subparagraph (2), Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 14 (2) If an employer does not have an employee assistance 1 15 program, the employer must maintain a resource file of 1 16employee assistance services providers,alcohol and other drug 1 17 abuse programs certified by the Iowa department of public 1 18 health, mental health providers, and other persons, entities, 1 19 or organizations available to assist employees with personal 1 20 or behavioral problems. The employer shall provide all 1 21 employees information about the existence of the resource file 1 22 and a summary of the information contained within the resource 1 23 file. The summary should contain, but need not be limited to, 1 24 all information necessary to access the services listed in the 1 25 resource file.In addition, the employer shall post in1 26conspicuous places a listing of multiple employee assistance1 27providers in the area.1 28 Sec. 3. Section 730.5, subsection 9, paragraph h, Code 1 29 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 30 h. In order to conduct drug or alcohol testing under this 1 31 section, an employer shall require supervisory personnel of 1 32 the employer involved with drug or alcohol testing under this 1 33 section to attend a minimum of two hours of initial training 1 34 and to attend, on an annual basis thereafter, a minimum of one 1 35 hour of subsequent training. The training shall include, but 2 1 is not limited to, information concerning the recognition of 2 2 evidence of employee alcohol and other drug abuse, the 2 3 documentation and corroboration of employee alcohol and other 2 4 drug abuse, and the referral of employees who abuse alcohol or 2 5 other drugs to the employee assistance program or to the 2 6 resource fileof employee assistance services providers2 7 maintained by the employer pursuant to paragraph "c", 2 8 subparagraph (2). 2 9 EXPLANATION 2 10 This bill defines an employee assistance program for 2 11 purposes of private sector drug and alcohol testing. The new 2 12 definition specifies the scope of such a program and that the 2 13 program is established by a particular employer or union. The 2 14 bill further eliminates the requirement that an employer post 2 15 and provide employees with lists of employee assistance 2 16 program providers if the employer does not have such a 2 17 program. 2 18 LSB 2272SV 78 2 19 ec/jw/5
Text: SF00407 Text: SF00409 Text: SF00400 - SF00499 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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