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Legislature advances bill requiring drug tests before reemployment to close perceived loophole
Summary
A bill that would require employees who resign within 30 days of a government drug‑testing announcement to submit to and pass drug screening before being eligible for reemployment was advanced to the third‑reading voting file after senators added clarifying language on random testing and cosponsors.
The Guam Legislature voted to advance a bill designed to close what backers called a loophole that lets employees resign to avoid mandatory drug screening and later seek reinstatement without testing.
The bill requires any person who resigns from government service within 30 days of an announced government‑sponsored drug testing to submit to and pass that drug screening to retain reemployment rights. The author told colleagues the measure is narrowly drawn to require testing prior to reemployment rather than post‑hire screening that had raised constitutional…
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