Georgia House Bill 1163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Industrial Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the administration of the "Employment Security Law," so as to define certain terms; to provide that the Department of Labor shall develop a program of random drug testing of applicants for unemployment benefits; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Public Assistance Act of 1965," so as to define certain terms; to provide that the Department of Human Services shall develop a program of random drug testing of applicants for public assistance; to provide for a review; to provide that any applicant who refuses to be tested or whose test results in a positive identification of certain substances shall be ineligible to receive public assistance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Employment Security Law; develop drug testing program for unemployment; provisions

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Benjie Harbin [R]	Rep. Jeff May [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]
Rep. Carlton Rogers [R]	Rep. Bob Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		House Second Readers
2010-02-11		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/29870
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb1163_LC_33_3510_a_2.htm