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Senate advances bill allowing local governments to adopt drug-free workplace programs with defined safeguards
Summary
Senate Bill 46 lets cities, counties, higher education and special service districts adopt drug-free workplace programs; sponsor said it is permissive (may adopt), requires notification of a positive test and allows a second test at the individual's expense, and includes procedural safeguards for testing and hearings.
Senate Bill 46, a local-government drug-free workplace enabling act, advanced in the Utah Senate after a favorable Health & Environment committee report and floor discussion.
Sponsor Sen. Lyle Hilliard said the bill was developed after consultations with local entities and the attorney general's office and is intended to provide a…
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