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to time. Increasing attention should
however, be paid to planning for
nOn-COnStruction work and service
activities.
3. The character Of the work per-
formed should be adapted to the
developing needs of the Nation and
OF communities for both constuc-
ton and nOn-conStruction work,
including social services. 1t should
also reflect the occupational char
acteristics and geographical distri-
buttons OF the unemployed and the
probable future needs of tne eco
nomy for workers with specific skills
and occupational experience. Nee
eSSarlly, the programs must be
flexible and highly diversified.
c, The standards of performance
demanded of project workers should
be those normally required in
private industry and should be
strictly enforced.
D. Rates of remuneration. condi-
tons of employment and hours of
work should parallel as closely as
possible those prevailing in private
employment. Where, however. the
work projects are primarily used as
an instrument for training or re-
training, suitable training grants
should be paid in lieu of wages.
Employment Eligibility.
3. Eligibility for employment on
work programs should be restricted
to persons normally dependent upon
fun-time employment and those who
are not entitled to receive unem-
ployment compensation benefits. or
whose unemployment is likely to
persist for an extended period of
time. Persons undergoing short
spells of unemployment and par
TALLY unemployed workers should not
normally be assigned to work prof.
ect employment. Special work prof.
ects. limited in duration, should be
devised for farmers and agricul-
tural workers during slack seasons.
F. Eligibility for EMPLOYMENT
should be determined by relative
employability and need for work.
Access to the program should not
be dependent upon undergoing an
investigation of economic needs.
Adequate appropriations for a work
program and general public assist
ance system would make such a test
unnecessary.
G. All persons seeking work should
be required to register at public en-
ployment Offices and access to the
work program should be through
the employment Office.
H. Major responsibility for the
operation of work programs should
remain with the Federal Govern
ment, although every effort should
be made further to develop CO.
operative relationships with the
States and localities.
I Major financial responsibility
should be carried by the Federal
Government. In sponsored programs
the share which sponsors are re-
CURED to contribute should reflect
the fiscal capacity of the sponsor.
2. Programs for Youth.
A. Federal financial aid as needed,
to assure educational opportunity for
all young people above the age of
compulsory school attendance who
desire and can benefit by continued
schooling, should take the form of
educational grants. These grants
should be distributed by the edu-
cational authorities and, in de-
termlnlng payments TO be made to
families under public-aid programs,
no part of payments made to enable
youth to continue schooling should
be treated as part Of the resources
Of the family.
B. The curicula of the schools
should be revised so as to provide
that all young pepole obtain mean
lngful unpaid work experience in the
school Or IN community service dur
ing the period Of school attendance.
c. Apprenticeship should be rec
cgnlzed as an appropriate channel
for the occupational adjustment of
youth.
D. Young people who are not IN
fuli-tAne attendance at schools or
institutions Of higher learning or
who are not in private employment
should be provided with productive
WorG for A wage. The character Of
Work and the wages paid should re-
Hc-s the ioc"nsl1cn~e o. the young
WORKERS. Both resident and non
resident types of programs are de-
slraDle. Special stress should be
p'1'co upc2 tn" eG" a-icn a.~c-ts
of the work and upon the inculca-
ton Of work habits and disciplines
and familiarity with the use of a
variety OF tools The hours of work
and related training should be the
equivalent Of lUiI-timc work. Close
relations should be maintained be-
tween the educational authorities
responsible for related training an