Bill Text: TX SB1378 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a drug testing requirement for a person elected to public elective office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1378 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1378-Introduced.html
84R1479 ADM-D | ||
By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1378 |
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relating to a drug testing requirement for a person elected to | ||
public elective office. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 141.005. DRUG SCREENING AND TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR | ||
PERSONS ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE. (a) At the time a person is | ||
elected to a public elective office, the person must submit to a | ||
controlled substance use screening assessment. A person whose | ||
controlled substance use screening assessment conducted under this | ||
section indicates good cause to suspect the person of controlled | ||
substance use shall submit to a drug test. | ||
(b) The authority responsible for determining eligibility | ||
for the office to which the person is elected shall administer a | ||
screening assessment or drug test required under this section at | ||
the person's expense. | ||
(c) After completion of a screening assessment or drug test | ||
required under this section, the authority that administered the | ||
assessment or drug test shall: | ||
(1) obtain a waiver of confidentiality from the person | ||
with respect to the results of the screening assessment or drug | ||
test; and | ||
(2) submit the results of the screening assessment or | ||
drug test to the Texas Ethics Commission. | ||
(d) The Texas Ethics Commission shall release the results of | ||
a screening assessment and drug test conducted under this section | ||
as soon as is practicable. | ||
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to administer | ||
this section. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |