Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-3-.15 - Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing
(1) Definition.
(a) Employee engaged in safety-sensitive
function - an employee of a local school system who holds a Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) and who also operates or has reason to move a school bus or other
commercial vehicle. Employees engaged in safety-sensitive functions include,
but are not limited to, mechanics, school bus drivers, substitute school bus
drivers, maintenance workers, coaches, teachers, and administrators.
(2) Requirement.
(a) Local boards of education shall adopt a
policy concerning the testing for alcohol and controlled substance abuse by
employees who are engaged in safety-sensitive functions as mandated by federal
law. Local boards shall also communicate to employees the dangers of alcohol
and controlled substance use and the requirements specified in federal law and
regulations.
(b) This rule shall
become effective January 1, 1995, for local school systems with 50 or more
licensed drivers holding Commercial Driver's Licenses on March 17, 1994. This
rule shall become effective January 1, 1996, for systems with fewer than 50
licensed drivers holding Commercial Driver's Licenses on March 17,
1994.
Notes
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