Each domestic contract or domestic grant awarded by a state agency is subject to suspension of payments or termination or both, and the contractor or grantee under the contract or grant or the individual who entered the contract with or received the grant from the state agency, as applicable, is subject to suspension or debarment in accordance with Section 11-35-4220 if the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer, as defined in Section 11-35-310(5), determines that:
(1) the contractor or grantee has made a false certification under Section 44-107-30 or 44-107-40;
(2) the contractor or grantee violates the certification by failing to carry out the requirements of Section 44-107-30(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6);
(3) the contractor or grantee does not take appropriate remedial action against employees convicted on drug offenses as specified in Section 44-107-50; or
(4) the number of employees of the contractor or grantee who have been convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes for violations occurring in the workplace reasonably indicates that the contractor or grant recipient has failed to make a good faith effort to provide a drug-free workplace as required by this chapter.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 593, Section 1.