No person, other than an individual, may receive a domestic grant or be awarded a domestic contract for the procurement of any goods, construction, or services for a stated or estimated value of fifty thousand dollars or more from any state agency unless the person has certified to the using agency that it will provide a drug-free workplace by:

(1) publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the person’s workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of the prohibition;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-107-30

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Controlled substance: means a controlled substance in Article 3, Chapter 53 of this title. See South Carolina Code 44-107-20
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Conviction: means a finding of guilt, including a plea of nolo contendere or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the federal or state criminal drug statutes. See South Carolina Code 44-107-20
  • Drug-free workplace: means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract of an entity at which employees of the entity are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 44-107-20
  • Employee: means the employee of a grantee or contractor engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the provisions of the grant or contract. See South Carolina Code 44-107-20
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:

(a) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;

(b) the person’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;

(c) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and

(d) the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug violations;

(3) making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the contract be given a copy of the statement required by item (1);

(4) notifying the employee in the statement required by item (1) that, as a condition of employment on the contract or grant, the employee will:

(a) abide by the terms of the statement; and

(b) notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after the conviction;

(5) notifying the using agency within ten days after receiving notice under item (4)(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of the conviction;

(6) imposing a sanction on, or requiring the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program by, any employee convicted as required by § 44-107-50; and

(7) making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).