MS SB2754

Creates a right for full- or part-time law enforcement officers accused of drug use based on urinalysis results to undergo a more scientifically reliable follow-up test before termination or suspension without pay.

Allows officers with positive urinalysis results to be placed on administrative leave with pay while they have two business days to contest the results.

Permits officers who contest results to submit a hair follicle sample within five additional days at a certified laboratory, with the officer initially bearing the cost but being reimbursed by the employer if the test is negative.

Declares urinalysis results a false positive if the hair follicle test is negative for the specified drugs, and requires the officer be immediately reinstated to their previous position.

Takes effect July 1, 2020, and amends Section 45-6-17 to clarify that administrative leave pay is permitted under these testing provisions.