Amend CSSB 19 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 141.005. DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE. (a) At the time a person files for a public elective office, the person must submit to a drug test to determine if the person has used a controlled substance, as that term is defined by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The authority responsible for determining eligibility for the office to which the person is elected shall administer a drug test required under this section at the person's expense.
(c) After completion of a drug test required under this section, the authority that administered the drug test shall:
(1) obtain a waiver of confidentiality from the person with respect to the results of the drug test; and
(2) submit the results of the drug test to the Texas Ethics Commission.
(d) The Texas Ethics Commission shall publish the results of a drug test conducted under this section on the commission's Internet website not later than 30 days after receiving the results.
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to administer this section.