REFERENCE TITLE: group homes; random drug screening. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SB 1590 Introduced by Senator Wadsack An Act amending title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-530.06; relating to group foster homes. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: group homes; random drug screening.
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
SB 1590
Introduced by Senator Wadsack
REFERENCE TITLE: group homes; random drug screening.
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2024
SB 1590
Introduced by
Senator Wadsack
An Act
amending title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-530.06; relating to group foster homes.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 8-530.06, to read: START_STATUTE8-530.06. Group foster homes; employees; random drug screening A. The department shall develop and implement policies and procedures to conduct random quarterly drug screening of employees of a group foster home. The drug screening policies and procedures shall comply with title 23, chapter 2, article 14. B. An employee of a group foster home may not have contact with any child living at the group foster home before an initial drug screening. C. The department may conduct random drug screening of any group foster home employee if the employee is involved in an accident or incident in which a child that lives at the group foster home is injured. A group foster home shall submit the results of all random drug screening to the department within forty-eight hours after receiving the drug screening results. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 8-530.06, to read:
START_STATUTE8-530.06. Group foster homes; employees; random drug screening
A. The department shall develop and implement policies and procedures to conduct random quarterly drug screening of employees of a group foster home. The drug screening policies and procedures shall comply with title 23, chapter 2, article 14.
B. An employee of a group foster home may not have contact with any child living at the group foster home before an initial drug screening.
C. The department may conduct random drug screening of any group foster home employee if the employee is involved in an accident or incident in which a child that lives at the group foster home is injured. A group foster home shall submit the results of all random drug screening to the department within forty-eight hours after receiving the drug screening results. END_STATUTE