SB 770 Summary

• Increases mandatory training hours for reserve special agents from 200 to 240 hours and limits their service to 140 hours per calendar month.

• Provides employees appointed to Director or Deputy Director positions the right to return to their previously held classified position upon completion of duties if not disqualified.

• Expands Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances to include numerous synthetic cannabinoids, cathinones, and other designer drugs with specific chemical structures and analogs.

• Authorizes the Director to designate noncommissioned personnel as compliance inspectors for conducting inspections of prescriptions, orders, and records related to controlled substances.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.