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POLICIES

b. Alcohol Use-- The drinking or swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture, or preparation
(including any medication) containing alcohol.
c. Alcohol Concentration (or content).-- The alcohol level in a volume of breath expressed in terms
of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by a breath test required by this policy.
Breath tests will be used for both initial and confirmation testing for alcohol content under this
policy.

d. Chain of Custody-- The procedure used to account for the integrity of each urine specimen by
tracking its handling and storage from point of specimen collection to final disposition for all
specimens by an appropriate drug testing custody form that documents custody of the specimen
from collection to receipt by the laboratory and handling of the sample or sample aliquots (a
portion of a specimen used for testing) within the laboratory.

e. Confirmation Test, Confirmed Test, or Confirmed Drug Test-- A second analytical procedure used
to confirm the presence of a specified drug or metabolite in a specimen through a different
technique and chemical principle from that of the screen test to ensure specificity, sensitivity,
reliability, and quantitative accuracy. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ("GC/MS") is the
only authorized confirmation test for cocaine, marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, and
phencyclidine.

f. Confirmation Test for Alcohol-- A second test (following a screening test with a result of two one-
hundredths BAL (.02) or greater) that provides specific quantitative data for alcohol, conducted
by a certified driver of an evidential breath testing (EBT) device.

g. Covered Employees/Covered Position.-- Employees or positions that require a commercial
drivers’ license as a condition of employment and operation of any of the following:

i. A vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers;
ii. A vehicle that weighs more than 26,000 pounds; or
iii. A vehicle that carries hazardous cargo or a placard indicating hazardous cargo.

h. Drug Rehabilitation Program-- A service vendor that provides confidential, timely, and expert
identification, assessment, and resolution of employee drug abuse through the District’s
Employee Assistance Program ("EAP").

i. Drug Test-- Any chemical, biological, or physical instrumental analysis administered for the
purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug or its metabolites. The District shall
pay for all drug tests, initial and confirmation, that it requires of employees. Employees must pay
for any additional tests not required by the District. A urine sample will be used for the initial and
confirmation tests for all drugs and substances except alcohol.

j. Drugs (hereinafter, Drugs or Controlled Substance(s)).-- Alcohol, including distilled spirits, wine,
malt beverages, and intoxicating liquors; amphetamines; cannabinoids; cocaine; phencylidine

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