37-110-9 - Employment of intern students by state agencies; compensation.
§ 37-110-9. Employment of intern students by state agencies; compensation.
State or local agencies participating in the intern program shall employ intern students with the expectation that they shall contribute to agency policy decisions, participate in managerial activities, and deliver agency services. Intern graduate students shall receive compensation on the basis of their professional work experience, but shall receive no less than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per month or Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) for a six-month work period. In addition to the salary, students shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses and mileage authorized by law for travel to seminars, workshops and training sessions, as well as other related professional travel expenses. When the student has received his graduate degree, the agency may offer him a permanent position with the state or local agency or office, assuming funding and position openings are available.
Sources: Laws, 1980, ch. 506, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 1980; Laws, 1993, ch. 551, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1993.