620.568. Administration by project sponsor--administrative expenses.
Administration by project sponsor--administrative expenses.
620.568. 1. A project sponsor shall administer projectsfunded under sections 620.552 to 620.574 in the following manner:
(1) Participants, except those enrolled in the youthvolunteer program, shall be paid at least the minimum wage asestablished by federal or state law at the time of employment;
(2) Persons employed through any of the corps programsshall be exempt from merit system requirements, and shall not beeligible for membership in any public employees' retirementsystem. All participants shall be so advised by the projectsponsor and the regulating authority;
(3) Services performed by a participant in any corpsprogram shall not constitute "employment" within the meaning ofthe Missouri employment security law in chapter 288, RSMo, if theprogram is operated as a work-relief or work-training program inaccordance with subdivision (5) of subsection 9 of section288.034, RSMo.
2. Not more than ten percent of the funds distributed to aproject sponsor may be expended for administrative expenses.Administrative expenses shall be approved by the division.
3. No funds shall be awarded for any program which replacesor supplants employees engaged in any authorized work stoppage orwhich replaces or supplants currently employed workers or whichimpairs existing contracts for services provided by otherworkers.
(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 21, A.L. 1991 H.B. 422, et al.)