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Page 15 City or FMCSA or DOT rules, except to the extent that such expense is covered by an applicable employee benefit plan or imposed on the City pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. • Reporting to the FMCSA’s CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse In accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse reporting requirements beginning January 6, 2020, the City will report the following information to the Clearinghouse within three business days: ✓ A DOT alcohol confirmation test result with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater; ✓ A negative DOT return-to-duty test result; ✓ The driver’s refusal to submit to a DOT test for drug or alcohol use; ✓ Actual knowledge a driver has used alcohol or controlled substances, based on the employer’s direct observation, information provided by the driver’s previous employer(s), a traffic citation for driving a CMV while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances, or an employee’s admission of alcohol or controlled substance abuse except as provided in § 382.121) of: o On duty alcohol use pursuant to § 382.205; o Pre-duty alcohol use pursuant to § 382.207; o Alcohol use following an accident pursuant to § 382.209; o Controlled substance use pursuant to § 382.213; ✓ Employers will also report negative return-to-duty (RTD) test results and the successful completion of a driver’s follow-up testing plan as ordered by a SAP. Loss of CDL License for Traffic Violations in Commercial and Personal Vehicles Effective August 1, 2005, the FMCSA established strict rules impacting when CDL license holders can lose their CDL for certain traffic offenses in a commercial or personal vehicle. Employees are required to notify their supervisor immediately if the status of their CDL license changes in anyway. Maintenance and Disclosure of Records Except as required or authorized by law, the City will not release driver’s information that is contained in records required to be maintained by this policy or FMCSA and DOT regulations. Beginning in 2020, the city will be required to query and report to the agency’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse prior to hiring new drivers, will conduct annual checks of existing CDL-drivers, and will report certain violations of the DOT drug and alcohol testing program for holders of CDLs. In addition, a driver is entitled, upon written request, to obtain copies of any records pertaining to the driver’s use of alcohol or a controlled substance, including any records pertaining to his or her alcohol or controlled substance tests.