AB736,12,1615 1. A level of 50 nanograms per milliliter constituting an initial positive test
16result.
AB736,12,1817 2. A level of 15 nanograms per milliliter constituting a confirmed positive test
18result.
AB736,12,2019 (d) Opiates, with the following minimum detection levels constituting a
20positive test result:
AB736,12,2221 1. A level of 2,000 nanograms per milliliter constituting an initial positive test
22result.
AB736,12,2423 2. A level of 2,000 nanograms per milliliter constituting a confirmed positive
24test result.
AB736,13,2
1(e) Phencyclidine, with the following minimum detection levels constituting a
2positive test result:
AB736,13,43 1. A level of 25 nanograms per milliliter constituting an initial positive test
4result.
AB736,13,65 2. A level of 25 nanograms per milliliter constituting a confirmed positive test
6result.
AB736,13,97 (f) Alcohol, with an alcohol concentration of the amount specified in s. 885.235
8(1g) (d) or more constituting a positive test result, as determined by an analysis of
9a breath specimen provided by the employee or applicant.
AB736,13,14 10(7) Employee protection. (a) Both before and after testing, an employee or
11applicant shall be given the opportunity to provide any information that he or she
12considers relevant to the test, including identification of any prescription drugs or
13nonprescription drugs that he or she is currently using or has recently used or any
14other relevant medical information.
AB736,13,2015 (b) Within one working day after receipt of a verified positive test result, the
16employer or 3rd-party administrator shall inform the employee or applicant in
17writing of the test result, the consequences of the test result, and the options
18available to the employee or applicant. On request, the 3rd-party administrator or
19medical review officer shall provide a copy of the test result to the employee or
20applicant.
AB736,14,221 (c) Within 2 working days after receiving a verified positive test result, the
22employee or applicant may request a retest of the specimen that tested positive by
23a certified laboratory chosen by the employee or applicant. The employee or
24applicant shall pay the cost of any retesting requested by the employee or applicant,

1but not required by the employer, subject to reimbursement by the employer if the
2result of the retest is negative.
AB736,14,63 (d) An employer may not discharge, discipline, refuse to hire, or otherwise
4discriminate against an employee or applicant based solely on an initial positive test
5result or a confirmed positive test result that has not been verified by a medical
6review officer.
AB736,14,117 (e) If testing is conducted based on reasonable suspicion under sub. (4) (b), the
8employer shall document in writing the circumstances on which that reasonable
9suspicion is based and, on request, shall provide a copy of that documentation to the
10employee. The employer shall retain a copy of that documentation for not less than
11one year.
AB736,14,2512 (f) Any test of an employee conducted under this section shall occur
13immediately before, during, or immediately after the regular work period of the
14employee. If the test is conducted during an employee's regular work period, the
15employee shall be paid for the time lost from work at the employee's hourly basic rate
16of pay, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (b), plus the hourly contribution for health insurance
17benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic
18benefits payable to the employee. If the test is conducted outside the employee's
19regular work period, the employee shall be paid for the time necessary to take the
20test, including reasonable travel time, at the employee's hourly basic rate of pay. The
21employer shall pay the cost of all testing under this section required by the employer.
22The employee or applicant shall pay the cost of any retesting or additional testing
23requested by the employee or applicant, but not required by the employer, subject to
24reimbursement by the employer if the result of the retest or additional test is
25negative.
AB736,15,3
1(8) Employer protection. (a) An employee or applicant who has a verified
2positive test result is not considered to be an individual with a disability, as defined
3in s. 111.32 (8).
AB736,15,64 (b) This section does not prohibit an employer from establishing and enforcing
5reasonable work rules relating to the use, possession, distribution, or delivery of
6drugs or alcohol in the workplace.
AB736,15,107 (c) The establishment, implementation, or administration of a testing program
8under this section does not create a physician-patient relationship between an
9employee or applicant and the employer, a 3rd-party administrator, a medical
10review officer, or any other person conducting or evaluating a test under this section.
AB736,15,1311 (d) No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no civil liability may
12be imposed upon an employer that has in place a drug and alcohol testing program
13that complies with this section for any of the following:
AB736,15,1414 1. Any action taken in good faith based on a verified positive test result.
AB736,15,1715 2. Any failure to test an employee or applicant for the presence of drugs or
16alcohol, for the presence of a specific drug, for any medical condition, or for any
17mental, emotional, or psychological condition.
AB736,15,1918 3. Any failure to detect the presence of alcohol or any specific drug, any medical
19condition, or any mental, emotional, or psychological condition.
AB736,15,2020 4. Any decision to suspend or terminate a drug or alcohol testing program.
AB736,15,23 21(9) Confidentiality. (a) Except as required or permitted under this section,
22any information, written or otherwise, relating to the result of a test conducted under
23this section shall remain confidential and may be disclosed only as follows:
AB736,16,324 1. On the specific written consent of the employee or applicant who is the
25subject of the test. That consent shall state the name of the person who is authorized

1to obtain the information, the purpose of the disclosure, the precise information to
2be disclosed, and the duration of the consent and shall be signed by the person
3authorizing the disclosure.
AB736,16,74 2. On the order of a court, hearing examiner, arbitrator, or other decision maker
5for purposes of a court proceeding, administrative proceeding, grievance proceeding,
6or any other proceeding arising out of an adverse employment action taken as a
7result of a test conducted under this section.
AB736,16,108 (b) Except as provided in pars. (a) 2. and (c), information relating to the results
9of a test conducted under this section may not be used against an employee or
10applicant in any criminal or civil proceeding.
AB736,16,1411 (c) An employer may use any information, written or otherwise, relating to the
12result of a test conducted under this section in a court proceeding, administrative
13proceeding, grievance proceeding, or any other proceeding arising out of an adverse
14employment action taken as a result of a test conducted under this section.
AB736,16,19 15(10) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that an employer is not in
16compliance with this section, the department shall notify the employer and the state
17agency or local governmental unit authorizing the work of the noncompliance and
18shall file the determination with the employer and the state agency or local
19governmental unit within 30 days after the date of that notice.
AB736,16,2420 (b) Upon completion of a project and before receiving final payment for his or
21her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish the contractor with
22an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied fully with the
23requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final payment until the
24affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB736,17,10
1(c) Upon completion of a project and before receiving final payment for his or
2her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the state agency or local
3governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
4complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
5received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
6subcontractors. A state agency or local governmental unit may not authorize a final
7payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. An employer that
8knowingly permits an employee of the employer to work on a project in violation of
9this section is subject to the penalties specified in sub. (12) and to debarment under
10sub. (13).
AB736,17,18 11(11) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each employer shall keep full and
12accurate records documenting the employer's compliance with this section. The
13department or a contracting local governmental unit under s. 66.0903 may demand
14and examine, and every employer shall keep, and furnish upon request by the
15department or local governmental unit, copies of all records and information relating
16to the employer's compliance with this section. The department may inspect records
17in the manner provided in this chapter, and every employer is subject to the
18requirements of this chapter relating to the examination of records.
AB736,18,219 (b) If requested by any employee or representative of an employee, the
20department shall inspect the records of any employer to ensure compliance with this
21section. A request under this paragraph shall specify the types of records requested.
22If the employer subject to the inspection is found to be in compliance and if the person
23making the request is an employee, the department shall charge the person making
24the request the actual cost of the inspection. If the employer subject to the inspection
25is found to be in compliance and if the person making the request is a representative

1of an employee, the department shall charge the person making the request $250 or
2the actual cost of the inspection, whichever is greater.
AB736,18,8 3(12) Noncompliance; penalties. (a) An employee or applicant who refuses to
4submit to testing as required under this section or who is the subject of a verified
5positive test result may not be permitted to work on a project until the employee or
6applicant tests negative for the presence of drugs or alcohol in his or her system. An
7employee who is the subject of more than one verified positive test result during the
8life of a project may not work on the project for the life of the project.
AB736,18,129 (b) Any employer that knowingly permits an employee of the employer to work
10on a project in violation of this section may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned
11for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that a violation continues is a separate
12offense.
AB736,18,23 13(13) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department
14shall distribute to all state agencies a list of all persons whom the department has
15found to have knowingly permitted an employee of the person to work on a project
16in violation of this section at any time in the preceding 3 years and shall notify any
17local governmental unit applying for a determination under s. 66.0903 (3) or
18exempted under s. 66.0903 (6) of the names of those persons. The department shall
19include with any name the address of the person and shall specify the date of the
20violation. A state agency or local governmental unit may not award any contract to
21the person unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless 3 years have
22elapsed from the date on which the department issued its findings or date of final
23determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.
AB736,19,224 (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
25of any person on the basis of having let work to a person whom the department has

1found to have knowingly permitted an employee of the person to work on a project
2in violation of this section.
AB736,19,63 (c) This subsection does not apply to any employer that in good faith commits
4a minor violation of this section, as determined on a case-by-case basis through
5administrative hearings with all rights to due process afforded to all parties, or that
6has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
AB736,19,137 (d) Any person submitting a bid on a project shall, on the date on which the
8person submits the bid, identify any construction business in which the person, or
9a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person, if the person is a business, owns, or
10has owned, at least a 25 percent interest on the date on which the person submits the
11bid or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date on which the person
12submits the bid, if the business has been found to have knowingly permitted an
13employee of the business to work on a project in violation of this section.
AB736,19,16 14(14) Local ordinances; strict conformity required. A local governmental
15unit may enact an ordinance requiring an employee or applicant to submit to drug
16and alcohol testing only if the ordinance strictly conforms to this section.
AB736, s. 4 17Section 4 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB736,19,2518 (1) Transitional provisions. An employer that is required under section
19103.503 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, to have, but that does not have, a
20drug and alcohol testing program in place on the effective date of this subsection shall
21provide notice to all of its employees that a drug and alcohol testing program is being
22implemented and may not begin actual drug and alcohol testing until 60 days after
23the date of the notice. An employer that has a drug and alcohol testing program in
24place on the effective date of this subsection is not required to provide notice under
25this subsection.
AB736, s. 5
1Section 5. Initial applicability.
AB736,20,52 (1) Collective bargaining agreements. This act first applies to an employee
3who is affected by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions
4inconsistent with this act on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement
5expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.
AB736, s. 6 6Section 6. Effective date.
AB736,20,87 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 19th month beginning after
8publication.
AB736,20,99 (End)
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