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3. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE(GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS) <br /> A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: <br /> a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, <br /> possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the <br /> actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; <br /> b) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to inform employees about: <br /> i. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br /> ii. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; <br /> iii. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and <br /> iv. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the <br /> workplace; <br /> c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a <br /> copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); <br /> d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a)that, as a condition of employment <br /> under the grant, the employee will: <br /> i. Abide by the terms of the statement; and <br /> ii. Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute <br /> occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; <br /> e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(ii) <br /> from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. <br /> Notice shall include the identification number(s)of each affected grant; <br /> f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph <br /> (d)(ii), with respect to any employee who is so convicted: <br /> i. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, <br /> ; or <br /> ii. Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation <br /> program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or <br /> other appropriate agency; <br /> g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of <br /> paragraphs(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). <br /> 1/12 Rev 7/12, 9/12 Page 7 of 11 <br />