Regulation .22 Work-Study Programs.
Regulation .22 Work-Study Programs.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Definitions.
(1)
A “work-study program” is a program in which the period of normal public or private school attendance is divided between school attendance and employment in industry or business.
(2)
A “work-study coordinator” is the individual assigned to supervise or administer a work-study program.
B.
Application.
(1)
Upon application by a work-study coordinator, the Commissioner may authorize payment to a student of an hourly rate less than the statutory minimum.
(2)
The application shall state the:
(a)
Title of the work-study coordinator;
(b)
Name and address of the school attended by the student;
(c)
Name and address of the student;
(d)
Name and address of the employer;
(e)
Type of work to be performed by the student;
(f)
Hourly rate to be paid; and
(g)
Duration of time that the student will be paid less than the statutory minimum.
(3)
The employer and the work-study coordinator shall sign the application.
C.
The work-study coordinator shall:
(1)
Obtain, through his or her efforts, all work-study program employment opportunities;
(2)
Supervise, on a continuing basis, the progress of each student in a work-study program; and
(3)
Notify the Commissioner upon termination of a student's employment in the job designated on the application.