(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:
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;
Include a requirement of regular performance evaluation, such evaluation to includeclear 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
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 communitybased 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.