MS SB2290

Creates a right for full- or part-time law enforcement officers who test positive for illegal drug use via urinalysis to undergo a more scientifically reliable follow-up test before being terminated or suspended without pay

Officers who test positive may be placed on administrative leave with pay and have 2 business days to contest the results in writing

Officers who contest have 5 additional days to submit to a hair follicle test at a certified laboratory, with the officer initially paying for the test

If the hair follicle test is negative, the urinalysis is declared a false positive, the employer reimburses the test cost, and the officer is immediately reinstated to their previous position

Amends existing law to allow continued payment of salary during the administrative leave period pending follow-up testing, effective July 1, 2023