638.534—Legal services to students.
(a)
The Job Corps Director shall develop procedures to afford students effective and competent legal representation in criminal and certain civil cases. This shall include assisting students in obtaining free or low cost legal assistance or obtaining local attorneys or public defenders to represent students, and paying for such legal services (provided that attorney fees in criminal cases shall not be paid by Job Corps except in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section), in accordance with guidelines issued by the Job Corps Director.
(b)
Job Corps shall not pay the expenses of legal counsel or representation in any criminal case or proceeding for a student, unless the Center Director has certified to the Regional Director, and the Regional Director has approved, that a public defender is not available. With such approval of the Regional Director, Job Corps may compensate attorneys obtained pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section in criminal cases for reasonable expenses. Compensation shall be at the rates no higher than those set forth in the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended (18 U.S.C. 3006A(d) ).