Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 10 - Youth Affairs › Rule 877-10.5 - Young Adult Component

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Objectives.
The objectives of the young adult program are to
			 accomplish meaningful and productive work on public lands and to provide
			 gainful employment for 18- through 24-year-old, unemployed persons. The corps
			 shall provide opportunities in the areas of park maintenance and restoration,
			 soil conservation, wildlife and land development, energy savings, community
			 improvement projects, tourism, economic development, and work benefiting human
			 service programs.
(2)
Participating agencies.
Nonprofit private and public agencies
			 will be chosen to operate 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 young adult program, persons shall be
			 at least 18 years of age and no older than 24 years of age at time of
			 application; be unemployed; possess a minimum level of work skills; and have
			 not been convicted of a felony in the past two years.
(5)
Project period.
Projects
			 will be funded for all or part of the four-month period beginning May 15 and
			 ending September 15 each year. Under extenuating circumstances, such as natural
			 disasters or unusual weather conditions, the project period may begin earlier
			 than May 15 or end after September 15 with the written permission of the
			 department of workforce development.
(6)
Local contribution.
Fifty percent of the total project cost shall be provided from local sources.
			 Twenty-five percent shall be in the form of cash and 25 percent may be in the
			 form of in-kind services directly to the operation of the project.
(7)
Program requirements.
a. Recruiting for corps members shall be
			 conducted in such a manner that persons who are eligible have equal opportunity
			 to apply for positions available.
b. Corps members shall be paid the prevailing
			 minimum wage for 40 hours per week. Eligible persons employed as lead workers
			 may be paid an additional 35 cents per hour.
c. Corps members and staff are required to
			 wear a uniform consisting of a safety helmet, hard-toed shoes, blue jeans and
			 blue work shirt or a uniform consistent with the agency's personnel
			 policies.
d. Participating agencies
			 will assume responsibility for any tort claims related to their project and
			 shall maintain workers' compensation and liability insurance covering their
			 operations; or, in the case of state agencies, provide assurances that
			 alternative arrangements are made to cover such liabilities.
e. Corps members are exempted from the
			 provisions of Iowa Code chapters 19A, 96, and 97B. Corps members shall follow
			 all personnel policies of the participating agency.
f.All contracts for the operation of the
			 young adult program shall be on a reimbursement basis.
g. All participating 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 agency
			 wide 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.
h. Corps members may be allowed up to five
			 hours per week of nonpaid release time to attend graduate equivalency diploma
			 (GED) classes.
i. Participating
			 agencies shall prepare written work project plans for each project that is
			 performed. Plans shall include projected and actual costs of labor and
			 materials, special equipment needs, time line to perform project, and safety
			 hazards.
j. Participating agencies
			 shall designate a project supervisor and ensure that corps members will receive
			 appropriate supervision at all times.
k. During the last three weeks of employment,
			 corps members may be granted eight hours of paid time each week to search for
			 permanent employment.
l. Personnel
			 files shall be maintained for each person enrolled in the program; the files
			 shall include a standardized application form, state and federal withholding
			 forms, federal immigration form (Form 1-9), time sheets signed by the corps
			 member and supervisor, evaluation reports, any disciplinary actions and
			 termination form.
m. The director
			 of the department of workforce development or designee retains the right to
			 monitor the project, including a review of personnel files, work project plans
			 and financial report, for program compliance.