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6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions.
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6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Drug” means the same as defined in § 5-64-101;
(2) “Drug screening” means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine;
(3) “Employee” means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and
(4) “Positive drug screening result” means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.
(b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or
(2) Random drug screening of current employees.
(c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the:
(1) Immediate dismissal of the employee;
(2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or
(3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-121
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6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Drug” means the same as defined in § 5-64-101;
(2) “Drug screening” means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine;
(3) “Employee” means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and
(4) “Positive drug screening result” means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.
(b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or
(2) Random drug screening of current employees.
(c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the:
(1) Immediate dismissal of the employee;
(2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or
(3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-64-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Administer” means the direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means to the body of a patient or research subject by:
(A) A practitioner; or
(B) The patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner;
(2)(A) “Agent” means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser.
(B) “Agent” does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the common or contract carrier or warehouseman;
(3)(A) “Anabolic steroid” means any drug or hormonal substance, chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone, other than estrogens, progestin, and corticosteroid that promotes muscle growth.
(B)(i) “Anabolic steroid” does not include an anabolic steroid that is expressly intended for administration through an implant to cattle or another nonhuman species and that has been approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health for such administration.
(ii) If any person prescribes, dispenses, or distributes a steroid described in subdivision (3)(B)(i) of this section for human use, the person is considered to have prescribed, dispensed, or distributed an anabolic steroid within the meaning of this subdivision (3);
(4) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through VI;
(5)(A) “Counterfeit substance” means a noncontrolled substance, that by overall dosage unit appearance including color, shape, size, markings, packaging, labeling, and overall appearance or upon the basis of representations made to the recipient, purports to be a controlled substance or to have the physical or psychol
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-64-101
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