98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5602

 

Introduced , by Rep. Charles E. Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 430/99-15 new
305 ILCS 5/11-32 new

    Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires random substance abuse testing for every employee, appointee, and officer in the State. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to develop and implement this testing by rule, including disciplinary measures and compliance. Provides that if an elected official tests positive for substance abuse, he or she shall have his or her compensation withheld until such time as he or she is re-tested and tests negative for substance abuse. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to submit an annual report on the testing program that includes: (1) the number of individuals tested, the substances tested for, and the results of testing;(2) the costs of the testing; and (3) discipline, if any, that had been imposed. Adds corresponding provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code that apply to recipients of financial aid under the Code. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
9employee, appointee, and officer governed under this Act is
10subject to random substance abuse testing. The Department of
11Central Management Services shall by rule develop and implement
12the testing required under this Section.
13    (b) An employee, appointee, or officer who tests positive
14shall be disciplined in a manner determined by the Department
15of Central Management Services by rule. If an elected official
16tests positive under this Section, he or she shall have his or
17her compensation withheld until such time as he or she is
18re-tested and tests negative for substance abuse.
19    (c) An individual shall not be considered to have tested
20positive for substance abuse until the sample has been
21re-tested to rule out a false positive using the same sample
22obtained in the original test. The Department of Central
23Management Services may by rule exempt an individual from

 

 

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1substance abuse testing required under this Section if the
2individual has been ordered to participate, and is
3participating, in a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
4    (d) Failure to comply with substance abuse testing under
5this Section shall be disciplined in a manner determined by the
6Department of Central Management Services by rule.
7    (e) The Department of Central Management Services shall
8submit an annual report on the testing program under this
9Section to the General Assembly. The report shall include, but
10not be limited to, the following:
11        (1) the number of individuals tested, the substances
12    tested for, and the results of testing;
13        (2) the costs of the testing; and
14        (3) discipline, if any, that had been imposed on
15    employees, appointees, and officers under this Section.
 
16    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
17adding Section 11-32 as follows:
 
18    (305 ILCS 5/11-32 new)
19    Sec. 11-32. Random substance abuse testing.
20    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every
21recipient of financial aid under this Code is subject to random
22substance abuse testing as a condition for assistance under a
23program under this Code. The Department of Human Services shall
24by rule develop and implement the testing required under this

 

 

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1Act.
2    (b) A recipient of financial aid who tests positive shall
3agree to and participate in substance abuse assessment and
4shall comply with a required substance abuse treatment plan
5developed by the Department of Human Services by rule.
6    (c) An individual shall not be considered to have tested
7positive for substance abuse until the sample has been
8re-tested to rule out a false positive using the same sample
9obtained in the original test. The Department of Human Services
10may by rule exempt an individual from substance abuse testing
11required under this Section if the individual has been ordered
12to participate, and is participating, in a substance abuse
13rehabilitation program.
14    (d) Failure to comply with substance abuse testing under
15this Section shall be penalized in a manner determined by the
16Department of Human Services by rule.
17    (e) The Department of Human Services shall submit an annual
18report on the testing program under this Section to the General
19Assembly. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the
20following:
21        (1) the number of individuals tested, the substances
22    tested for, the results of testing, and the number of
23    referrals for treatment;
24        (2) the costs of the testing and the resulting
25    treatment;
26        (3) penalties, if any, that had been imposed on

 

 

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1    recipients of financial assistance under this Section; and
2        (4) the percentage and number of households receiving
3    financial assistance under this Code who has tested
4    positive for substance abuse under this Section.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.