§ 50-24-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Drug-free Workplace Act.” History. Code 1981, § 50-24-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1081, § 1.
§ 50-24-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Contractor” means: Any person engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, dismantling, or demolishing buildings; roads; bridges; viaducts; sewers; water and gas mains; streets; disposal plants; airports; dams; water filters, tanks, towers, and wells; pipelines; and every other type of structure, project, development, or improvement coming within […]
§ 50-24-3. Contractors to Provide Drug-Free Workplace
The principal representative of a state agency shall not enter into a contract with any contractor, other than an individual, unless the contractor certifies to the principal representative that: A drug-free workplace will be provided for the contractor’s employees during the performance of the contract; and Each contractor who hires a subcontractor to work in […]
§ 50-24-4. Certification in Contract
The principal representative of a state agency shall not enter into a contract with an individual or a person as a contractor unless the contract includes a certification by the individual or person that the individual or person will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance […]
§ 50-24-5. Suspension, Termination, or Debarment of Contractors
The principal representative of a state agency may suspend, terminate, or debar the contractor if the state agency determines that: The contractor or individual has made false certification under subsection (a) of Code Section 50-24-3; or The contractor has violated such certification by failing to carry out the requirements of Code Section 50-24-3. History. Code […]
§ 50-24-6. Minimum Standards Established
This chapter establishes minimum standards for contractors and in no way limits or restrains contractors from implementing additional procedures and policies having the objectives of achieving and maintaining a drug-free workplace. History. Code 1981, § 50-24-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1081, § 1.