| Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
4122.01 - DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
The following policy is established by the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School Board of Education in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (PL 100-590, 102 Stat. 4181, Section 5151, 5160). This policy is intended to establish a drug-free workplace (and will be considered as a condition of employment.)
| A. | The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance by any employee which takes place in whole or in part in the employers' workplace is strictly prohibited. | |
| B. | Any employee convicted of any Federal or State criminal drug statute within the workplace, must notify the employer in writing of that fact within five (5) calendar days of the conviction. | |
| C. | Any employer receiving Federal funds, who is notified by an employee of a workplace-related drug conviction, must report it to the Contracting Agency within ten (10) calendar days of learning of such conviction. Any conviction not reported may result in loss of Federal funds. | |
| D. | The employer must within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of a conviction from an employee take appropriate personnel action against such employee up to and including termination, or shall be referred to a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation and Intervention Program. | |
| E. | Any employee who fails to report a workplace-related drug conviction will be terminated from employment, and may be held civilly liable for any loss of Federal funds resulting from the failure to report the conviction. | |
| F. | Whoever violates this Drug-Free Workplace policy in a manner that doesn't result in a conviction shall be referred to, and participate in, a drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation program, and will present evidence that the program has been completed. |
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 3224A