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FINDING 2022-007 ? Drug Free Workplace Policy and Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Federal Student Aid Pass through Entity: Not applicable Program Name: Federal Pell Grant Program Federal Direct Loan Program AL# and Program Expenditure: 84.268 ($451,732) 84.063 ($279,693) Award Number: P268K227533 P063P217533 Federal Award Year: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Questioned Costs: $-0- Condition Found: The Drug Free Workplace Policy and other drug and alcohol abuse prevention material does not include all of the required documentation. Criteria: The College?s published policy must include the following: o information on preventing drug and alcohol abuse; o standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the school's property or as part of the school's activities; o a description of the sanctions under local, state, and federal law for unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol; o a description of any drug and alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programs available to students and employees; o a description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol; and o a clear statement that the school will impose sanctions on students and employees for violations of the standards of conduct (consistent with local, state, and federal law) and a description of these sanctions, up to and including expulsion, termination of employment, and referral for prosecution. Cause: The College administration has not revised the policy to comply with the SFA regulations. Possible Asserted Effect: The policy did not contain all of the required documentation listed above. Staff and students were unaware of the College?s full policy and drug prevention efforts. Repeat Finding: See Finding 2021-008 for a similar finding in the prior year. Recommendation: The College administration should rewrite the Drug Free Workplace Policy and drug and alcohol abuse prevention information to include the information listed above. In addition, the drug free workplace policy and drug and alcohol abuse prevention information should be distributed annually to students. This information should also be included in the Annual Security Report. Management Response: Management will update the drug free workplace policy and drug and alcohol abuse prevention information in the 2023 fiscal year. The information will be distributed to the staff and students.