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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 11, 2014 02:51 PM |
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| From: | Representative John A. Lawrence |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | HB 1991 - Drug Testing for Elected Officials |
| Colleagues, In the near future, I will introduce legislation requiring all state-level candidates for elected office to submit to a drug screening prior to running for office. Recently, the House of Representatives considered legislation requiring teachers to submit to a pre-employment drug screening. This bill passed the House 182-12, and currently awaits further action in the State Senate. With the thought of "what's good for the goose is good for the gander," I intend to broaden this requirement to those running for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor General, Treasurer, State Representative, and State Senator, as well as those running for judge of the Superior, Commonwealth, or Supreme Court. Candidates for elected office would be required to submit the results from a drug screening along with their candidate affidavit, petitions, and statement of financial interest to the Department of State during the filing period. Many public and private sector employers require a drug screening during the hiring process. Personally, I underwent several over the years when applying for jobs at different private sector employers. The people of Pennsylvania expect their elected leaders to meet a high standard, and it seems perfectly reasonable to require those running for office to meet the same requirement as school teachers and private sector employees. I would appreciate your support of this initiative. Thank you. |
Introduced as HB1991