Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY DRUG TESTING FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
September 17, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08373 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY DRUG TESTING FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Drug abuse is one of the pressing health concerns today. Drug-testing programs are a fairly recent attempt to solve the problem of widespread substance abuse and its consequences. Thus, this bill requiring a mandatory drug testing among high school and college students as a CONDITION PRECEDENT for admission in schools. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBAN, DANTE V. | |
| DATE FILED : 1999-09-17 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION ON 1999-09-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Drug abuse is one of the pressing health concerns today. Drug-testing programs are a fairly recent attempt to solve the problem of widespread substance abuse and its consequences. Thus, this bill requiring a mandatory drug testing among high school and college students as a CONDITION PRECEDENT for admission in schools.
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