The Department of Corrections shall develop and implement a drug testing program for its employees no later than July 1, 1997. The department shall develop a written policy for alcohol and drug testing of employees to deter the use of alcohol and drugs at its facilities and to ensure an alcohol and drug free environment at correctional facilities. Participation by employees is mandatory and the tests may be conducted in a random manner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-196
Mandatory drug testing of employees of Department of Corrections
Laws, 1997, ch. 400, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 18, 1997
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