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� <br /> APPENDIX G <br /> STATE OF ILLINOIS <br /> DRUG FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION <br /> This certification is required by the .Drug Free Workplace Act (30 ILCS <br /> 580/1 et. sea•) . The Drug Free Workplace Act, effective January 1 , 1992, <br /> requires that no grantee or contractor shall receive a grant or be <br /> considered for the purposes of being awarded a contract for the <br /> procurement of any property or services from the State unless that <br /> grantee or contractor has certified to the state that the grantee or <br /> contractor will provide a drug free workplace. False certification or <br /> violation of the certification may result in sanctions including, but not <br /> limited to, suspension of contract or grant payments, termination of the <br /> contract or grant and debarment of contracting or grant opportunities <br /> with the state for at least one (1 ) year but not more than five (5) years. <br /> For the purpose of this certification, "grantee" or "contractor" means a <br /> corporation, partnership, or other entity with twenty-five (25) or more <br /> employees at the time of issuing the grant, or a department, division, or <br /> other unit thereof, directly responsible for the specific performance <br /> under a contract or grant of $5,000 or more from the state. <br /> The contractor/grantee certifies and agrees that it will provide a drug <br /> free workplace by: <br /> (a) Publishing a statement: <br /> (1 ) Notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, <br /> distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled <br /> substance, including cannabis, is prohibited in the <br /> grantee' s or contractor's workplace. <br /> (2) Specifying the actions that will be taken against employees <br /> for violations of such prohibition. <br /> (3) Notifying the employee that, as a condition of employment <br /> on such contract or grant, the employee will : <br /> (A) abide by the terms of the statement, and <br /> (B) notify the employer of any criminal drug statute <br /> conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace <br /> no later than five (5) days after such conviction. <br /> (b) Establishing a drug free awareness program to inform employees <br /> about: <br /> (1 ) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br /> (2) the grantee's or contractor' s policy of maintaining a drug <br /> free workplace; <br /> (3) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee <br /> assistance programs; and <br /> -16- <br />