Florida Senate - 2011                                    SB 1920
       
       
       
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       40-01664-11                                           20111920__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to random drug testing for applicants
    3         for and recipients of state financial assistance;
    4         defining the term “state financial assistance”;
    5         prohibiting a person who applies for or receives state
    6         financial assistance and has agreed to or is subject
    7         to random drug testing from being randomly tested for
    8         drug use more than once in a 12-month period;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10  
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Random drug testing.—
   14         (1) As used in this section, the term “state financial
   15  assistance” includes, but is not limited to, temporary cash
   16  assistance, Medicaid, unemployment compensation, student
   17  financial assistance, public housing subsidies, and family-care
   18  assistance.
   19         (2) Any person who applies for or receives state financial
   20  assistance and has agreed to or is subject to random drug
   21  testing may not be randomly tested for drug use more than once
   22  in a 12-month period.
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.