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Drug and alcohol-free learning and working environment policy
Standards of Conduct
In compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act Amendment of 1989 (PL 101-226), Kankakee Community
College reiterates its position and sanctions concerning drug
abuse as found in PL 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988. KCC has adopted the following policy toward the goals
of helping to prevent alcohol and drug abuse while providing
a healthy working and learning environment for all college
constituencies.
1. Prohibited conduct:
The use, sale, distribution, manufacture, or possession of
a controlled substance by college employees or students is
prohibited in campus buildings, on campus grounds, or at
any college-sponsored activity. The use of alcohol within
the workplace, including meal periods and breaks, is absolutely
prohibited except when authorized by the college for
approved college functions. Penalties for student violators may
include dismissal and/or termination of financial aid.
2. Employee notice of conviction:
As a condition of employment, KCC employees are required
to comply fully with this policy, to include agreeing to notify
the employer, no later than five (5) days after each conviction,
of any criminal drug conviction resulting from a violation occurring
at the workplace.
KCC will notify any federal contracting agency within 10 (ten)
days of having received notice that an employee who is engaged
in the performance of such contract has had a criminal drug
statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace.
Within 30 (thirty) days of receiving notice of a conviction for
a drug-related offense in the workplace, the convicted employee:
(a) is subject to appropriate disciplinary action by the employer,
which may include termination; and
(b) may be required to participate in an approved drug abuse
assistance or rehabilitation program.
3. Student violations and discipline:
Students convicted of drug use, possession, or delivery of controlled
substances risk losing student financial aid for one year
or longer. Other penalties for drug and/or alcohol abuse are
detailed in the KCC Code of Conduct, section 16.0 in the Code
of Campus Affairs and Regulations in this college catalog.
4. Rights of due process:
Rights of due process for employees and/or students are addressed
in the student Discipline Procedures and the college’s
Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook.
5. Policy review:
This policy and the program of implementation will be reviewed
biennially. The policy is subject to change without notice,
however, as federal regulations or court orders require.
6. Dissemination of policy and rules:
(a) Copies of the college’s Drug and Alcohol-Free Learning and
Working Environment Policy are available to all students
and employees.
(b) Failure of an employee or student to receive a copy of the
Drug and Alcohol-Free Learning and Working Environment
Policy will not constitute a defense for violations of
the college’s policy and rules.
7. Drug awareness program:
The college will institute and maintain a drug awareness program
to inform employees and students about:
(a) the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse;
(b) the college’s policy of maintaining a drug and alcohol-free
learning and working environment;
(c) any available drug counseling rehabilitation and student
or employee assistance programs; and
(d) the penalties that may be imposed on employees and
students for drug abuse and alcohol violations.
The college’s policy/program administrator is the dean of Student
Services, Room L20F, or his designee.
ENVIRONMENT POLICY
It is the policy of the Kankakee Community College board of
trustees that it shall conform fully with the federal Drug-Free
Workplace Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690, Section 5151, et seq.
and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment
of 1989 (PL101-226). By establishing these policies, the college
seeks to improve the environment by reducing and eliminating
substance abuse in the schools and in the workplace. The president
of the college is directed to establish and administer appropriate
rules to implement this policy.
180 Kankakee Community College • 2009-10 catalog