B 23-0335 — Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2019

EENROLLED NORIGINAL RAN OACT L______________ LIN ETHE DCOUNCIL ORIGINALOF ANTHE ACTDISTRICT .OF COLUMBIA ________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to prohibit the District of Columbia government from taking adverse employment actions against individuals for participating in a medical marijuana program;

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D.C.

Official Code § 1-601.01 et seq.), is amended follows:

(a) Section 2051 (D.C.

Official Code § 1-620.11) is amended as follows:

(1) Designate the existing text as subsection (a).

(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows:

“(b) To the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, programs and rules adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall accommodate qualifying patients, as that term is defined in section 2(19) of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C.

Official Code § 7-1671.01(19)), in cmpinceithteX-E”.compliance with title XX-E.”.

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Official Code § 1-620.25) isamendedis amended by adding a new subsection “d)otitsanigsusctonaothsseto,tetsigprgrmesalsed(d) pruattohsilehlcomlywthherqirmntsftleX-.”.to read as follows:

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EOfficial NCode R§ O1-620.32) Lis Lamended Eby Dadding ORIGINALa “TITLEnew XX-Esubsection “Sec.(g) to read as follows:

“(g) The testing program established pursuant to this title shall comply with the requirements of title XX-E.”.

(d) A new title XX-E is added to read as follows:

ENROLLED ORIGINAL "TITLE XX-E "MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM PATIENT EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS.

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Definitions.GDefinitions. R A M PATIENT E M P L O Y M E N T PROTECTIONS.

“Fohepurposesiste,heem:“For the purposes of this title, the term:

“(1) “Marijuana” shallhaveshall have the same meaning as provided insectionin section 102(3)(A) of the DistrictofColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981,effective1981, effective August 5, 1981 (D.C.Law4“2)“Qualifytet”salhaveesamemeaninsprovidnetin 2(19) ofthe Legalization ofMarijuana forMedical Treatment Initiativeof 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C.

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Official Code § 48-901.02(3)(A)).

“(2) “Qualifying patient” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(19) of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C.

“3)Pulcemployer”meaeDsrctgovernment.“(3) “Public employer” means the District government.

whileundertheinfluenceofdrugs“(4) oralcohol,could“Safety leadtoalapseofattentionthatcouldsensitive position” means a position with duties that, if performed while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, could lead to a lapse of attention that could cause ata,imedat,andpermaneysclinuyorossoffeoelfrthr.actual, immediate, and permanent physical injury or loss of life to self or others.

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