{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-121","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-121","heading":"Pre-employment and random drug screening - Definitions","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Drug\" means the same as defined in § 5-64-101 ; (2) \"Drug screening\" means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine; (3) \"Employee\" means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and (4) \"Positive drug screening result\" means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test. (b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following: (1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or (2) Random drug screening of current employees. (c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the: (1) Immediate dismissal of the employee; (2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or (3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program. Amended by Act 2019, No. 323,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Drug\" means the same as defined in § 5-64-101 ; (2) \"Drug screening\" means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine; (3) \"Employee\" means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and (4) \"Positive drug screening result\" means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.\n\n(1) \"Drug\" means the same as defined in § 5-64-101 ;\n\n(2) \"Drug screening\" means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine;\n\n(3) \"Employee\" means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and\n\n(4) \"Positive drug screening result\" means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.\n\n(b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following: (1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or (2) Random drug screening of current employees.\n\n(1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or\n\n(2) Random drug screening of current employees.\n\n(c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the: (1) Immediate dismissal of the employee; (2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or (3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.\n\n(1) Immediate dismissal of the employee;\n\n(2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or\n\n(3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"58c167ac2b14e615a7650dcc10a39751a30a7785749ad228a8d9a0d869c9d6b0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-120","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}