Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 11 - SOCIOECONOMIC POLICIES
Chapter 21.11.08 - Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace
Section 21.11.08.01 - Policy
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace leads to a decrease in productivity, economy, and the maximum benefit to be derived from the purchasing power of the State, thereby decreasing and undermining public confidence in the State procurement system.
B. The State has an interest in assuring the public that recipients of funds under State procurement contracts are not using these monies to maintain or foster, directly or indirectly, workplaces where drug or alcohol abuse occurs.
C. The State is committed to encouraging all non-State entities that do business with the State to make a good faith effort to eliminate unlawful drug use and drug and alcohol abuse from their workplaces.