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The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires that no federal funding will be available for institutions or individuals who do not have in place a drug-free workplace policy. The Act provides that an institution certify that it will provide a drug-free workplace by:

Requirements:

1. publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
2. establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:
   1. the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace,
   2. the institution's policy of maintaining a drug free workplace
   3. any available drug counseling, assistance, rehabilitation programs, and
   4. the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for violation of the policy;
3. requiring that each employee to be engaged in a federal grant or contract be given a copy of the requirements in paragraph (a) and agree that, as a condition of employment on a contract or grant, the employee will:
   1. abide by the terms of the institutional policy,
   2. notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such conviction,
4. notifying the granting or contracting agency within 10 days after receiving such notification or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction;
5. imposing sanction(s) on, or requiring the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program by an employee so convicted; and
6. making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs a-e.

Policies and Procedures:

NC State's Board of Trustees maintains a policy on the use of illegal drugs and requires that the division of human resources maintain a program for alcohol and drug cessation counseling. See Board of Trustee's Policy at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/health_safety_welfare/POL04.20.5.php

NC State communicates its policy on drug and alcohol use annually via memorandum to all faculty, staff and students of the institution. The memorandum current at the time of this web site posting is also posted at: http://ncsu.edu/3d-memos/details.php?id=84

NC State's Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) is available to faculty and staff needing referral for alcohol and drug use problems: http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/hr/er/fasap/

 

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Reference:

NCSU Board of Trustees Policy on Illegal Drugs, 4/16/88, Revised April 16, 1999

P.L. 101-226,Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988

P.L. 100,690, Title V, Subtitle D.

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