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IN SB0075
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires individuals filing initial unemployment benefit claims to undergo drug testing if discharged for unlawful controlled substance use or if suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Individuals who test positive or refuse to take a required drug test become ineligible for benefits until they earn remuneration in employment for at least eight weeks with total earnings equal to or exceeding eight times their weekly benefit amount.
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Exempts individuals from disqualification if they obtained the controlled substance by prescription from an authorized practitioner and used it according to the practitioner's directions.
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Prohibits the department of workforce development from requiring individuals to pay any costs of drug testing and requires tests to meet standards of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or U.S. Department of Transportation procedures.
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Makes drug test results confidential to the extent required by federal regulations and becomes effective July 1, 2017.
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
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/3/2017