By Mr. Donelan of Orange(by request), petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4817) of Mark McDonald that public safety employees and emergency medical technicians employed by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions be required to submit to drug and alcohol testing under standards promulgated by the Executive Officeof Public Safety. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

——————

PETITION OF:

——————

In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.

——————

An Act relative to public safety employees

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, all public safety employees of the commonwealth or any  municipality, and any emergency medical technicians, including those employed by a private organization or unit, shall submit to a random drug and alcohol testing program for those employees, which meets standards promulgated by the secretary of the executive office of public safety and security.