Entry-Level Probationary Employees. Entry-level probationary employees will initially be selected for testing while undergoing recruit officer training at the Academy. The second test will be administered once the individual has graduated and has been assigned to field duties. Additionally, all probationary police officers will be eligible for unscheduled random selection and testing throughout their probationary period. The selection of officers for testing will occur on a random basis by utilizing computer-generated random numbers programs written and operated by staff members of Information Technology Division (ITD). The sampling plan is designed to assure random selection of test subjects for drug testing as well as confidentiality of the testing procedure. Two lists of probationary officers will be generated by the computer through the Personnel History System. One list will contain the names of all recruits currently being trained in the Academy. The second list will contain the names of all officers who have been placed in probationary field assignments. Both lists will be ordered according to the social security numbers rather than the names of the recruits since utilizing social security numbers eliminates the bias that is often built into alphabetically-organized listings. Random numbers tables will be utilized to assign a confidential test identification number to each recruit's name on the list of those currently being trained in the Academy as well as on the list of those currently in probationary field assignments. A listing of each recruit's name and the recruit's confidential test identification number will be generated and presented only to the staff of MLS. Confidential test identification numbers will then be randomly selected by the computer. The recruits whose names match those identification numbers will then be tested for drugs. The computer will continue the selection of confidential test identification numbers until all recruits have been tested once during their training period in the Academy and once during their probationary field assignment. A second computer program will reflect the confidential test identification numbers of all entry-level probationary police officers. On a random basis, this program will select officers for testing throughout their probationary period. Therefore, all officers will receive at least two urine tests for drugs, and could be selected more times during their probationary period.
Entry-Level Probationary Employees. Entry-level probationary employees will initially be selected for testing while undergoing recruit officer training at the Academy. The second test will be administered once the individual has graduated and has been assigned to field duties. Additionally, all probationary police officers and municipal police officers will be eligible for unscheduled random selection and testing throughout their probationary period. The selection of officers for testing will occur on a random basis by utilizing computer-generated random numbers programs written and operated by staff members of Information Technology Division (ITD).
