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DocuSign Envelope ID:2FF3C179-7B49-4BE0-8458-00933C3F0818 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> DRUG FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATE <br /> STATE OF ILLINOIS <br /> This certification is required by the Drug Free Workplace Act (30 ILCS 580). The Drug Free <br /> Workplace Act, effective January 1, 1992, requires that no Fundee or contractor shall receive a <br /> Funds or be considered for the purposes of being awarded a contract for the procurement of any <br /> property or services from the State unless that Fundee or contractor has certified to the State that <br /> the Fundee or contractor will provide a drug free workplace. False certification or violation of the <br /> certification may result in sanctions including, but not limited to, suspension of contract or Funds <br /> payments, termination of the contract or Funds and debarment from contracting or Funds <br /> opportunities with the State for at least one (1)year but not more than five (5)years. <br /> For the purpose of this certification, "Fundee"or"contractor"means a corporation,partnership,or <br /> other entity with twenty-five (25)or more employees at the time of the issuing of the Funds, or a <br /> department, division, or other unit thereof, directly responsible for the specific performance under <br /> a contract or Funds of$5,000 or more from the State. <br /> The contractor/Fundee certifies and agrees that it will provide a drug free workplace by: <br /> (a) Publishing a statement: <br /> (1) Notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, <br /> possession or use of a controlled substance, including cannabis, is prohibited in the <br /> Fundee's or contractor's workplace; <br /> (2) Specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such <br /> prohibition; and <br /> (3) Notifying the employees that, as a condition of employment on such contract or <br /> Funds, the employee will: <br /> A. abide by the terms of the statement;and <br /> B. notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation <br /> occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction. <br /> (b) Establishing a drug free awareness program to inform employees about: <br /> (1) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br /> (2) the Fundee's or contractor's policy of maintaining a drug free workplace; <br /> 10 <br />