SF 1780

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to employment; permitting employers of
professional athletes to request or require random
drug testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 181.951, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.951,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Random testing.

An employer may request or
require deleted text begin only deleted text end employees deleted text begin in safety-sensitive positions deleted text end to undergo
drug and alcohol testing on a random selection basis new text begin only if (1)
they are employed in safety-sensitive positions, or (2) they are
employed as professional athletes if the professional athlete is
subject to a collective bargaining agreement permitting random
testing but only to the extent consistent with the collective
bargaining agreement new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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