2020 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 17 - Personnel
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Drug” means the same as defined in § 5-64-101;
(2) “Drug screening” means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine;
(3) “Employee” means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and
(4) “Positive drug screening result” means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.
(b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or
(2) Random drug screening of current employees.
(c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the:
(1) Immediate dismissal of the employee;
(2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or
(3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.
