RULE TITLE: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Student Athletes.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 5.615.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Statement of purpose and procedures for testing student athletes for use of illicit drugs and alcohol.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The drug and alcohol testing program is based on concern for student welfare, with the goal of reducing drug use by student athletes.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41(2); 1001.42(25); and 1001.43(1).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.43(1)(a); Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC 1232 (g); Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Recordings, 42 CFR Part 2, § 2.1(f).

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Alison Adler and Kim C. Williams, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on January 7, 2009, anticipated to begin at 3:30 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by December 31, 2008 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: December 24, 2008