Arkansas § 6-17-121 - Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions.

§ 6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions.

As used in this section: “Drug” means the same as defined in § 5-64-101; “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; “Employee” means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and “Positive drug screening result” means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test. A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following: Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or Random drug screening of current employees. 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: Immediate dismissal of the employee; Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.