Employees who operate school vehicles are subject to drug and alcohol testing if a commercial driver’s license is required to operate the school vehicle and the school vehicle transports sixteen or more persons (including the driver) or the school vehicle weighs twenty-six thousand one hundred pounds or more. For purposes of the drug and alcohol testing program, the term “employees” includes applicants who have been offered a position to operate a school vehicle.
The employees operating a school vehicle as described above are subject to pre-employment drug testing and random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. Employees operating school vehicles shall not perform a safety-sensitive function within four hours of using alcohol. Employees governed by this policy shall be subject to the drug and alcohol testing program beginning the first day they operate or are offered a position to operate school vehicles and continue to be subject to the drug and alcohol testing program as long as they may be required to perform a safety-sensitive function as it is defined in the administrative regulations. Employees with questions about the drug and alcohol testing program may contact the District contact person, Director of Human Resources, 1429 West Avenue, Burlington, Iowa 52601 or call (319-753-6791).
Employees who violate the terms of this policy or of its accompanying regulations are subject to discipline, up to and including immediate discharge.
The superintendent shall inform applicants of the requirement for drug and alcohol testing in notices or advertisements for employment.
The supervisor of transportation shall also be responsible for publication and dissemination of this policy and it’s supporting administrative regulations and forms to employees operating school vehicles. The superintendent shall also oversee a substance-free awareness program to educate employees about the dangers of substance abuse and notify them of available substance abuse treatment resources and programs.
This policy shall not limit the district’s authority to prohibit other alcohol and drug-related behavior.
- First Adoption:
- 2003-07-28
- Reviewed Dates:
- April 24, 2016/ November 11, 2018/ August 6, 2023
Documents
- 405.8 Exhibit A Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Notice to Employees
- 405.8 Exhibit B Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Acknowledgement Form
- 405.8 Exhibit C Consent for Request of Information Substance Abuse Program
- 405.8 Exhibit D Drug/Alcohol Test Notification Form
- 405.8 Exhibit E Certification of Previous Employers Requiring a Commercial Driver's License
- 405.8 Exhibit F Drug and Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion Observation
- 405.8 Exhibit G Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Pre-Employment Drug Test Acknowledgement Form
- 405.8 Exhibit H Radom Testing Driver Change List Form Iowa Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
- 405.8 Exhibit I Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing Instructions to Drivers