School Board Policy and Florida Statutes require physical examinations, drug, and drug/alcohol tests for certain employees and job candidates. Physicians/Facilities used in administering physical examinations, drug, and drug/alchol tests of employees and the fees charged for those services must be approved by the School Board. Requests to submit a bid to conduct district physical exams were sent to twenty (20) local physicians in Clay County, Jacksonville, and Starke. Requests to submit a bid to conduct district drug and drug/alcohol screens were sent to the two (2) local facilities used by First Lab Inc., the State authorized agency to serve as collection sites for these services. The charges shown on the attachment are the physicians/quotes received. They are considered reasonable and recommended.

The Superintendent recommends approval of the Physicians/Facilities and costs presented.

Approximately $67,005.00 has been budgeted for physical examinations and drug and drug/alcohol tests for certain employees and job candidates. The quotes received and recommended are considered reasonable.

Linda L. Lancaster, Director Support Personnel Services