School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for Employees Performing Safety-Sensitive Functions and Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 3.961.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To set forth drug-free workplace standards and testing procedures for employees working in safety-sensitive functions.

SUMMARY: Codifies a drug- and alcohol-free workplace program, similar to current practice under state and federal standards, for employees working in safety-sensitive functions.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(1), (2); 1001.43(11), Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 440.102, Fla. Stat; Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102-143; 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53; Regulations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 40 and 382.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (OPTIONAL, IF ONE HAS BEEN PREPARED): None. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE: Is available from the District's web at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

CONTACT PERSONS: Walter Burns and Bob Riley, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Walter Burns, et al.

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: March 1, 2004.

PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: February 16, 2004, in The Palm Beach Post.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on April 19, 2004, anticipated to begin at 5:00 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting is open to the public.