Summary: Submitted by Senator WINTERS; Senators BEYER, FERRIOLI, G GEORGE, L GEORGE, KRUSE, MORSE, STARR, WHITSETT -- Relating to Voluntary Drug Testing for Oregon Legislature; Requiring Legislative Administration Committee to establish and administer voluntary drug testing program for members of Legislative Assembly.  

SJR 17 Requires Legislative Administration Committee to establish and administer voluntary drug testing program for members of Legislative Assembly. Provides that participation in drug testing rogram is at discretion of member and is not requirement for service.

The text on this Joint Resolution can be found in PDF format at: http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/SJR0400.dir/SJR017.intro.pdf

Status: Submitted.

02/07 (S) Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
02/14 (S) Referred to Legislative Operations and Reform.

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Details:   Requires Legislative Administration Committee to establish and administer voluntary drug testing program for members of Legislative Assembly.

Provides that participation in drug testing program is at discretion of member and is not requirement for service in Legislative Assembly.

Requires committee to provide procedural safeguards and standards.

Makes program available to employees of Legislative Assembly.

A copy of the Joint Resolution may be found online at:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/SJR0400.dir/SJR017.intro.pdf

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http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/SJR0400.dir/SJR017.intro.html

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The audio file of the hearing is at this site:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/archive/archive.2007s/SJRTW-200702071238.ram

SJR 17 testimony takes up the first hour.

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