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What is NYC AC § 17-605?

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This section mandates that all drivers employed by motor carriers undergo random drug testing. Motor carriers are required to administer a specified percentage of tests based on the number of drivers employed. The Board of Education oversees the selection of testing dates and the driver selection process. Applies to motor carriers operating within the specified school year.

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§ 17-605 Random testing.

AC § 17-605

a. All drivers employed by a motor carrier subject to this chapter shall be subject to drug testing on an unannounced and random basis. b. During the school year commencing September 1, 1990 and ending August 31, 1991, every motor carrier shall administer a number of random drug tests equal to twenty-five percent of all drivers employed during that year. For each subsequent school year, every motor carrier shall administer a number of random drug tests equal to fifty percent of all drivers employed by such motor carrier during that year. c. Each driver shall be in a pool from which random selection is made. Each driver in the pool shall have an equal chance of selection and shall remain in the pool after he or she has been tested. d. A driver shall be selected for drug testing on a random basis by using a scientifically valid random number generation method. e. Testing shall be spread through the twelve-month period of the school year. f. The board of education shall select the dates and times that random drug tests shall be administered and shall be responsible for the driver selection process required by subdivision d of this section. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1989/104.

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