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IN SB0245
Bill
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SB 245 Summary
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Requires drug testing as a condition of initial unemployment benefits eligibility for individuals discharged for unlawful controlled substance use or whose suitable work is only available in occupations that regularly conduct drug testing.
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Individuals who test positive or refuse a drug test are ineligible for benefits for the week the positive result or refusal occurred and until they earn remuneration in employment for at least 8 weeks equal to 8 times their weekly benefit amount.
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Exempts individuals from disqualification if they obtained the controlled substance by valid prescription and ingested, injected, or inhaled it in accordance with a practitioner's directions.
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Requires the Department of Workforce Development to pay all drug testing costs and ensures tests meet or exceed federal standards established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) or United States Department of Transportation.
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Drug test results are confidential to the extent required by federal regulation 20 CFR 603, and the department may adopt emergency rules as necessary to administer this provision.
Legislative Description
Drug testing of unemployment insurance applicants. Requires an individual to undergo a drug test as a condition of the individual's initial eligibility for unemployment benefits (benefits) if the individual: (1) was discharged from employment by the individual's most recent employer because of the individual's unlawful use of a controlled substance; or (2) is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that the United States Department of Labor has determined by rule is an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing. If the individual tests positive or refuses to take a drug test, provides that the individual
Last Action
Senator Kruse added as second author
1/19/2016