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POLICIES

8. General Procedures after Positive Random Testing-- The following general procedures apply to covered
employees who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol during random testing. (Disciplinary consequences
and more specific procedures follow in Section 9, below).

a. A covered employee will not be permitted to perform safety sensitive functions until the covered
employee has:
i. Been advised of the availability of and provided with the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of SAPs and counseling and treatment programs; and
ii. Been evaluated by a SAP who shall determine what assistance, if any, the individual
needs to resolve problems associated with alcohol misuse and controlled substance
use; and
iii. Successfully completed the SAP-recommended treatment program and
completed a return-to-duty alcohol test (with a result indicating an alcohol
concentration of less than two one-hundredths (0.02) if the conduct involved
alcohol) or a controlled substances test with a verified negative result if the conduct
involved a controlled substance.

b. The covered employee will be subject to follow-up testing as directed by the SAP, which at a
minimum must consist of at least six (6) tests in the twelve (12) months following the covered
employee’s return to duty. The District will direct the covered employee to undergo return-to-
duty and follow-up testing for both alcohol and controlled substances, if the SAP determines that
return-to-duty and follow-up testing for both alcohol and controlled substances is necessary for
that particular individual.

9. Disciplinary Action-- Employees who violate this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to
and including termination of employment. The consequences for a positive drug or controlled
substances test shall begin with the employee’s immediate removal from safety-sensitive duties.
No covered employee shall report for duty or remain on duty while the employee is under the
influence of, or impaired by, drugs or alcohol.

a. Testing positive for drugs or alcohol during a reasonable suspicion test is a terminable offense.
b. Testing positive for drugs or alcohol during a random test will be subject to the following:

i. Alcohol Use, BAC Less than 0.04.-- Alcohol content of two one-hundredths through
thirty-nine one thousandths (0.02 - 0.039)
A. The employee will be immediately removed from safety sensitive duties.
B. A covered employee may not function or continue to perform safety sensitive
duties, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, until the start of the covered
employee’s next regularly scheduled duty period, but not less than twenty-four
(24) hours after the test is administered.
C. The covered employee shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
termination.

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