HB 218 Summary

• Requires all students in grades 6-12 to present proof of a negative drug test within 30 days before enrollment or the start of the school year beginning in the 2013-2014 school year

• Mandates each school district adopt a random drug testing policy for all grades 6-12 students, with parents responsible for paying testing costs

• Establishes county health departments as testing administrators using urinalysis dipstick for initial tests, with chain-of-custody procedures and minimum privacy protections

• Prohibits reporting positive test results to law enforcement; requires test information be kept confidential and separate from student cumulative folders

• Allows students to present evidence of lawful prescription medication use as an affirmative defense to positive results and permits school districts to offer counseling or referral services for students testing positive