| TO: | Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2452 by Burnam (Relating to testing employees of state schools for illegal drug use.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Subchapter A, Chapter 553, Health and Safety Code by adding Section 553.002. The new section would require the superintendent of each state school to adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting use of illegal drugs by employees. Enforcement of the policy would require mandatory testing of each state school employee at least once per year.
The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) indicated that applicants who have been offered employment at state schools are tested for illegal drug use before employment. In addition, state school employees are also tested before transfer, when there is reason to believe the employee is under the influence, or after the employee has engaged in or had problems with the prohibited conduct. Also, random testing is performed on employees who are required to have a Commercial Driver’s License.
DADS stated that the amount expended on state school drug testing in fiscal year 2006 was $108,272 in All Funds, of which $48,213 was General Revenue Related Funds (approximately 3,093 tests at $35 per test). DADS estimated that if all 11,065
It is assumed that the agency could implement the bill within existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, PP, ML
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