(1) Placement of youth service corps members shall be made in local government agencies and community-based agencies, under work agreements, and shall include those assignments which provide for addressing unmet community needs and assisting the community in economic development efforts. Each work agreement shall:
- (a) Demonstrate that the project is appropriate for the youth service corps members' interests, skills, and abilities and that the project is designed to meet unmet community needs;
- (b) Include a requirement of regular performance evaluation, such evaluation to include clear work performance standards set by the local government agency or community-based agency and procedures for identifying strengths, recommended improvement areas, and conditions for probation or dismissal of any youth service corps member; and
- (c) Include a commitment for partial financial support of each youth service corps member from a private business, a local government agency, a community-based agency, an individual, or a foundation. The director may establish additional standards for the development of placements for youth service corps members with local government agencies or community-based agencies and assure that the work agreements comply with those standards.
- (2) State agencies may use the youth service corps for the purpose of employing youth qualifying under section 24-32-2007.
Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 925, § 1, effective May 31.