§ 24-32-2008 — Placement under work agreements

(1) Placement of youth
service corps members shall be made in local government agencies and
community-based agencies, under work agreements, and shall include those
assignments which provide for addressing unmet community needs and assisting
the community in economic development efforts. Each work agreement shall:

(a) Demonstrate that the project is appropriate for the youth service corps
members' interests, skills, and abilities and that the project is designed to meet
unmet community needs;

(b) Include a requirement of regular performance evaluation, such evaluation
to include clear work performance standards set by the local government agency
or community-based agency and procedures for identifying strengths,
recommended improvement areas, and conditions for probation or dismissal of any
youth service corps member; and

(c) Include a commitment for partial financial support of each youth service
corps member from a private business, a local government agency, a community-based agency, an individual, or a foundation. The director may establish additional
standards for the development of placements for youth service corps members
with local government agencies or community-based agencies and assure that the
work agreements comply with those standards.

(2) State agencies may use the youth service corps for the purpose of
employing youth qualifying under section 24-32-2007.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 925, � 1, effective May 31.