Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act UPPS No. 04.04.48
Issue
No. 2
Effective
Date: 03/31/2010
Review:
June 1 E3Y
01. POLICY STATEMENT
01.01 This UPPS establishes
guidelines to comply with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments
of 1989.
02. REQUIREMENTS OF THE DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITIES ACT
02.01 This federal statute
provides that in order to receive federal financial assistance of any kind
after October 1, 1990, an institution of higher education must certify that it
has adopted and implemented a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use,
or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees. At a
minimum, this program must include the annual distribution of the following to
each student and employee:
a. standards of conduct
that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or
distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the
institution's property or as any part of the institution's activities;
b. a description of
applicable legal sanctions under local, state, or federal law for unlawful
possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
c. a description of the
health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol;
d. a description of
available drug and alcohol counseling treatment, rehabilitation, or re-entry
programs; and
e. a clear statement that
the institution will impose sanctions on students and employees (consistent
with local, state, and federal laws) and a description of these sanctions, up
to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for
prosecution, for violations of the standards of conduct.
02.02 The law further
requires that the institution conduct a biennial review of its program to:
a. determine its
effectiveness and implement changes if they are needed; and
b. ensure that the
sanctions developed are consistently enforced.
03. PROCEDURES
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY AND REVIEW OF PROGRAM
03.01 The university has
published Drug-Free Schools and Communities Information for Students and
Employees Regarding Illicit Drug and Alcohol Abuse, available to students,
staff, and faculty. This statement is available through the Alcohol and Drug
Resource Center, the Dean of Students Office, and Human Resources.
03.02 The Staff Handbook,
the Faculty Handbook, and the Campus Watch contain a summary of the policy in
the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Information for Students and Employees
Regarding Illicit Drug and Alcohol Abuse statement.
03.03 The vice president for
Student Affairs (VPSA) will distribute the university policy statement to
faculty, staff, and students on an annual basis.
03.04 Every biennium,
beginning in 1992, the University Attorney, the Dean of Students, the Director
of the Alcohol and Drug Resource Center and the Director of Human Resources
will review the university's drug prevention program to:
a. determine its
effectiveness and implement changes to the program as they are needed; and
b. ensure that the
disciplinary sanctions described are consistently enforced.
03.05 The director of the
Alcohol and Drug Resource Center will prepare a biennial report of the program
review.
04. REVIEWERS
OF THIS UPPS
04.01 Reviewers of this UPPS
include the following:
Position Date
University Attorney June
1 E3Y
Director, Alcohol and Drug Resource June 1 E3Y
Center
Dean of Students June
1 E3Y
Director, Human Resources June
1 E3Y
Chair, Faculty Senate June
1 E3Y
Chair, Staff Council June
1 E3Y
05. CERTIFICATION
STATEMENT
This UPPS has been
approved by the following individuals in their official capacities and represents
Texas State policy and procedure from the date of this document until
superseded.
University Attorney;
senior reviewer of this UPPS
Special Assistant to the
President
President