---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 686.545"
title: "20"
number: "686.545"
heading: "What is Job Corps' zero tolerance policy?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/686.545"
---

# §686.545. What is Job Corps' zero tolerance policy?

- (a) All center operators must comply with Job Corps' zero tolerance policy as established by the Secretary. Job Corps has a zero tolerance policy for infractions including but not limited to:
  - (1) Acts of violence, as defined by the Secretary;
  - (2) Use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, as defined at [21 U.S.C. 802](/usc/21/802.md);
  - (3) Abuse of alcohol;
  - (4) Possession of unauthorized goods; or
  - (5) **Other illegal or disruptive activity.**
- (b) As part of this policy, all students must be tested for drugs as a condition of participation.
- (c) The zero tolerance policy specifies the offenses that result in the separation of students from the Job Corps. The center director is expressly responsible for determining when there is a violation of this policy.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 142, 144, 146, 147, 159, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56443, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.