Calvo commends senators for drug-free workplace policy

by Ken Quintanilla

Guam - Governor Eddie Calvo is congratulating the leadership of the Guam Legislature for moving forward with a drug-free workplace policy. A draft policy is currently under review by the Guam Legislature's legal counsel and includes requirements such as drug tests as a condition of employment and random drug testing through the legislative term.

"I think it's important for all positions of leadership to set up role models for this community, so it's important that it's happening and I'm in full support," he expressed. "At the same time with our administration, this has been ongoing but we need to expand on it, so I've been working with our fiscal team trying to find the proper funding and we also anticipate an expansion of testing for all GovGuam workers."

The Guam Legislature's executive director Vince Arriola was tasked with creating the draft policy and says legal review should be completed sometime next week. He adds the policy is about two pages in length and mirrors the standard GovGuam policy.