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.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Drug-free workplace standards and testing procedures for employees working in safety-sensitive functions.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To codify 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.

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

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the Proposed Policy Development may promptly be obtained without cost from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

PUBLIC HEARING: It is anticipated that this rule development will be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on March 1, 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.