Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 10 - Youth Affairs › Rule 877-10.2 - Summer Component

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Objectives.
The objectives of the summer employment program
			 are to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, to provide gainful
			 employment for 15- through 18-year-old youth from all social, economic, ethnic,
			 and racial backgrounds, and to develop in participating youth an understanding
			 and appreciation of Iowa's natural environment and heritage.
(2)
Participating agencies.
Nonprofit private and public agencies will be chosen to operate summer
			 employment programs through a request for proposal process. For fiscal year
			 1999, regional advisory boards have the option of selecting participating
			 agencies from the agencies that have been participating agencies of this
			 component from previous fiscal years using sole source procurement procedures.
			 Sole source procurement will ensure the timely implementation of the program
			 during the summer of 1998.
(3)
Selection system.
Each regional advisory board shall develop a
			 regional request for proposal (RFP), including at a minimum the RFP selection
			 criteria, work projects and environmental awareness activities to be conducted,
			 health and safety plan, staff roles and responsibilities, and a detailed
			 budget. The RFP will be widely distributed throughout the region to potential
			 participating agencies.
(4)
Youth served.
To be eligible for the summer employment program
			 youth shall be at least 15 years of age as of June 1 of the year they wish to
			 participate in the program and no older than 18 years of age as of August 31 of
			 the year they wish to participate in the program and be able to participate in
			 strenuous physical activity.
(5)
Project period.
Projects will be funded for all or part of the
			 three-month period beginning June 1 and ending August 31 of each
			 year.
(6)
Local
			 contribution.
Fifty percent of the total project cost shall be
			 provided from local sources. Up to a maximum of 25 percent of the total project
			 costs may be in the form of in-kind services.
(7)
Program requirements.
a. Recruiting for program enrollees shall be
			 conducted in a manner that youth of all social, economic, and ethnic
			 backgrounds have equal opportunity in applying for positions
			 available.
b. Youth shall be paid
			 the prevailing minimum wage for 32 hours per week for six to eight weeks. Youth
			 may be hired as youth leaders and may be paid an additional 25 cents per hour.
			 An additional eight hours per week shall be nonpaid, environmental
			 instruction.
c. Sponsoring agencies
			 shall abide by federal and state child labor laws.
d. Youth and staff are required to wear a
			 uniform consisting of a safety helmet, hard-toed shoes, blue jeans, and blue
			 work shirts.
e. Staff may be paid
			 for a maximum of 40 hours per week for ten weeks.
f. Sponsoring agencies will assume
			 responsibility for any tort claims related to their project and shall maintain
			 workers' compensation and liability insurance covering their
			 operations.
g. All contracts for
			 the operation of summer programs shall be on a reimbursement basis.
h. All sponsoring agencies are required to
			 conduct an audit performed by a certified public accountant within 90 days
			 following the termination date of the contract.
If an agency conducts an agencywide audit in accordance with
				the federal OMB Circular A-133, the audit shall be due within 90 days of the
				end of the agency's fiscal year. In the case of agencies utilizing the state
				auditor, the audit will be required 30 days after the state auditor issues the
				audit report.