SB 105-19: Workers Privacy Act (Passed)
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« on: October 17, 2021, 12:14:49 AM »
« edited: November 28, 2021, 10:57:12 PM by President Scott☀️ »

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AN ACT
To prohibit public funds for drug testing


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia asssembled


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Section 1. Title

This legislation shall be cited as the Workers Privacy Act.

Section 2. Prohibition of funding for businesses that mandate drug testing
 
1. Neither AtlasCare, nor any other healthcare-related program, shall fund drug testing for any business's or corporation's employees.

2. This act shall be effective immediately upon passage.
Sponsor: Scott

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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2021, 12:21:00 AM »

So, cannabis is no longer illegal federally and all three regions have legalized its production and both medical and recreational usage.

But employers are still allowed to use drug tests as a condition of employment, irrespective of the workers' productivity or an exemplary career. It is simply a violation of workers' privacy to demand drug tests as a condition of employment, and while I would like to see the practice banned, at the federal level we ought to prohibit all federal funds for the use of drug testing.

I hope we can all agree that a good worker should not be judged by their use of (mostly legal) drugs, but by what and how they contribute to their place of employment.
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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2021, 10:37:20 PM »

I was going to ask if Atlascare subsidizes drug testing for companies at the moment but presumably this is a blanket ban on either Atlascare or any other federal program ever doing so in future.

This looks reasonable, I think? I'd have to think through possible repercussions further.
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2021, 02:25:17 PM »

Would another senator care to comment? Anything?
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2021, 02:28:40 PM »

This looks to be a pretty straightforward and reasonable bill. I’d be happy to proceed to a final vote at any time.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2021, 03:35:46 PM »

Is this including private healthcare programs too?
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2021, 08:45:20 PM »

Is this including private healthcare programs too?

Assuming you are referring to private programs testing clients, no, this bill doesn't actually prohibit that (or drug testing at all, in fact); it merely prohibits the use of public funds for it.
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2021, 01:08:15 AM »

This is straight forward. Companies are responsible for implementation of their own policies.
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2021, 11:03:04 PM »

Scott's early resignation kind of caught me off guard.

Is their need to find a new sponsor or should we just move to a final vote?
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2021, 11:11:25 PM »

Scott's early resignation kind of caught me off guard.

Is their need to find a new sponsor or should we just move to a final vote?

Due to the current pace of things, I thought it would be best to wait until the next session. Eight people missed the last vote.

I apologize for not PMing you about this ahead of time, but I did announce the other night that I would be resigning after the TMTH Act passed.
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2021, 01:35:05 AM »

I’m willing to take over as sponsor.
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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2021, 12:46:43 AM »

I’m willing to take over as sponsor.

Senators have 24 hours to object.
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2021, 08:04:36 AM »

no objections.
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2021, 11:56:08 AM »

Seeing no objections, the sponsorship motion is carried.
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« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2021, 07:50:04 PM »

Drug testing is an extreme violation of privacy and should never be mandated in the workplace. I support this bill.
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« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2021, 04:55:43 AM »

Unless anyone has anything else to say I motion for a final vote here.
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« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2021, 09:42:54 PM »

Senators have 24 hours to object to the motion.

(Ishan can take the final vote stuff from here once he sees this.)
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« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2021, 12:31:41 AM »

(Narrator: Ishan did not, apparently, see this.)

A final vote is now open on the bill for 72 hours. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.
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« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2021, 12:32:55 AM »

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« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2021, 02:09:51 AM »

Nay
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« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2021, 02:17:55 AM »

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« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2021, 11:26:46 AM »

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« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2021, 05:06:44 PM »

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« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2021, 05:13:34 PM »

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« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2021, 06:49:57 PM »

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