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La. rejects drug-testing bill aimed at scholarship recipients. (Briefly Noted).(law allowing random drug testing for students who earned Tuition Opportunity Program for Students scholarships overturned)(Brief Article)

Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

| June 02, 2003 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Louisiana state legislature has rejected a bill that would have required random drug tests for students who earned Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) college scholarships, the Drug Policy Alliance reported.

Under the bill, mandatory drug testing would have been added to existing scholarship requirements and scholarship recipients would have been required to sign a pledge agreeing to remain drug-free while in school. Failure to pass the drug test or refusal to take a test or sign …

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