1. (a) This section states the basic standards that shall be followed by all area agencies on aging receiving and administering funds under the act.

2. (b) At a minimum, the program and each area plan funded will:

   1. (1) Provide employment only for eligible individuals, except for necessary technical, administrative, and supervisory personnel, but such personnel shall, to the fullest extent possible, be recruited from among eligible individuals;
   2. (2) Employ eligible individuals in community service programs or agencies sponsored by organizations exempt from taxation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (other than political parties), except projects involving the construction, operation, or maintenance of any facility used or to be used as a place for sectarian religious instruction or worship;
   3. (3) Contribute to the general welfare of the community;
   4. (4) Provide employment for eligible individuals whose opportunities for other suitable public or private paid employment are poor;
   5. (5) Result in an increase in employment opportunities for eligible individuals and will not result in the displacement of employed workers or impair existing contracts;
   6. (6) Utilize methods of recruitment and selection which will ensure that the maximum number of eligible individuals will have an opportunity to participate in the program;
   7. (7) Ensure that, to the extent feasible, the program will serve the needs of minority eligible individuals in proportion to their number in the state;
   8. (8) Ensure that safe and healthy conditions of work will be provided and that persons employed in community service jobs assisted under the act shall be paid at least the minimum wage established by the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; and

   9. (9)

      1. (A) Ensure that program employers provide personnel fringe benefits for participants.
      2. (B) Such coverage shall include workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, FICA, and other coverage as may be required by regulation or policy.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “9-1-10” "FICA" means Federal Insurance Contributions Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.