Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Section 17-794.1-28 - Community service programs (CSP)
Current through August, 2024
(a) The department may place individuals in the CSP to improve employability of individuals not otherwise able to obtain employment.
(b) CSP shall provide work experience and training through placement with a public agency or private non-profit projects which serve a useful public purpose in fields such as, but not limited to, health, social services, environmental protection, education, urban and rural redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, refurbishing of publicly assisted housing, public safety, and child care.
(c) CSP shall include structured activities that:
(d) CSP activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(e) CSP activities exclude, for example, the following activities:
(f) The department shall take into account, to the extent possible, the prior training, experience, and skills of a recipient in making appropriate community service assignments.
(g) For CSP placements subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §201, et seq., the maximum number of hours an individual is required to participate in the program is determined by the number of hours which would result from dividing the total sum of a family's monthly AFDC grant and food stamp benefit amounts by the greater of the federal or state minimum wage.
(h) CSP activity shall be supervised by an employer, work site sponsor, or other responsible party on an on-going basis, no less frequently than daily.
(i) The department may pay for costs of child care, transportation, and support services for participants in a CSP component, provided funds are available.