Rep. Charles E. Meier
Filed: 3/19/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3455 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3455 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
5amended by adding Section 99-15 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/99-15 new)
7    Sec. 99-15. Random substance abuse testing.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every 
9executive branch constitutional officer and member of the 
10General Assembly is subject to random substance abuse testing. 
11The Department of Central Management Services shall by rule 
12develop and implement the testing required under this Section.
13    (b) An executive branch constitutional officer or member of 
14the General Assembly who tests positive shall be disciplined in 
15a manner determined by the Department of Central Management 
16Services by rule, and shall have his or her compensation 
 
 
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1withheld until such time as he or she is re-tested and tests 
2negative for substance abuse.
3    (c) An individual shall not be considered to have tested 
4positive for substance abuse until the sample has been 
5re-tested to rule out a false positive using the same sample 
6obtained in the original test. The Department of Central 
7Management Services may by rule exempt an individual from 
8substance abuse testing required under this Section if the 
9individual has been ordered to participate, and is 
10participating, in a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
11    (d) Failure to comply with substance abuse testing under 
12this Section shall be disciplined in a manner determined by the 
13Department of Central Management Services by rule.
14    (e) The Department of Central Management Services shall 
15submit an annual report on the testing program under this 
16Section to the General Assembly. The report shall include, but 
17not be limited to, the following:
18        (1) the number of individuals tested, the substances 
19    tested for, and the results of testing;
20        (2) the costs of the testing; and
21        (3) discipline, if any, that had been imposed on 
22    executive branch constitutional officers and members of 
23    the General Assembly under this Section.
 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.".