HB2771 HFAT Webster & Boggs 5-26 #1
Delegates Webster and Boggs move to amend Enrolled Committee
Substitute for House Bill 2771 by striking out the title and
substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Enrolled Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2771--An Act to amend
and reenact §21-1D-2 and §21-1D-8 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new
sections, designated §21-1D-5a and §21-1D-7b, all relating to West
Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act; applying the
provisions of the Act only to contracts valued in excess of
$100,000; clarifying the definitions of the phrases "drug test"
"drug of abuse", and "reasonable cause"; including a new definition
for the phrase "preemployment drug test; requiring drug and alcohol
testing for employees of contractors who perform work for counties,
municipalities and political subdivisions; providing an exemption
for workers covered by United States Department of Transportation
drug testing guidelines; requiring contractors to provide an annual
certified drug-free workplace report to public authorities; and
limiting the application of the offense for a third or subsequent
violation of the Act to violations occurring within the previous
five years.
Adopted
Rejected