House of Representatives

HB 2171

state employees; drug testing

Sponsors: Brimhall

DPA	Committee on Retirement & Government Operations
DP	Committee on Public Institutions & Rural Affairs
X	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

HB 2171 allows state agencies to drug test their employees.

History

Laws 1994, Chapter 246, Section 2, allowed for drug testing of employees in an effort to ensure the protection of the public, safety of the workplace and to encourage the development of uniform standards for the drug testing of employees. Current law allows employers to collect samples from its employees to test for the presence of drugs. Samples may be collected from urine, breath, saliva, hair or other substances from the person being tested and collection procedures must conform to the requirements of statute. Current law excludes the United States, the state of Arizona and its agencies, political subdivisions and native American tribes from the practice of drug testing employees. Currently, there are only two state agencies included in the qualifying employer list that may test their employees for drugs, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Department of Corrections (DOC).

Provisions

· Allows directors of state agencies other than DPS and DOC the discretion to institute drug testing of their employees and applicants with guidelines developed by the director of the Department of Administration (DOA).

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

HB 2171 was amended in the Retirement and Government Operations Committee to limit drug testing to prospective state agency employees only.

HB 2171 passed the Public Institutions and Rural Affairs Committee unamended.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 February 7, 2001

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