Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
15A.065,
15A.0652,
200.080-200.120, Chapters
600-645
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
15A.065(1),
15A.0652,
15A.067,
15A.160,
15A.210,
605.150,
635.095, and
640.120 authorize the Justice
and Public Safety Cabinet and the Department of Juvenile Justice to promulgate
administrative regulations for the proper administration of the cabinet and its
programs. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for
allowances and work detail for juveniles in youth development centers and group
homes.
Section 1. Work shall be
considered a part of normal daily living activities. Nothing in this section
shall be viewed as restricting either voluntary juvenile services to the
community or staff involvement in juvenile fundraising activities.
Section 2. Juvenile Allowance.
(1) A juvenile residing in a group home or
youth development center shall receive $3.00 per week as an allowance. The
Commissioner may increase the allowance.
(2) The juvenile's allowance shall be paid
from the program's annual operating budget into the juvenile's account
maintained as part of the Youth Activity Fund.
Section 3. Work Detail.
(1) A juvenile shall not be required to
participate in uncompensated work assignments unless it is related to
housekeeping, maintenance of the facility or its grounds, personal hygiene
needs, part of an approved vocational or training program, or for
restitution.
(2) A work detail
shall not conflict with school attendance, unless approved by the educational
staff. Work experience programs may be included in the juvenile's Individual
Treatment Plan or Individual Learning Plan.
(3) Staff shall not enter into a work
agreement with any juvenile under the care and custody of the
department.
(4) A work agreement
shall be executed if a juvenile will earn wages through participation in
ongoing work release. This agreement shall include the:
(c) Work schedule assigned;
(d) Level of supervision; and
(e) Requirement that the employer abide by
Kentucky child labor laws, if applicable.
(5) A Kentucky child labor law poster
regarding hours of work permitted, for a juvenile fourteen (14) to seventeen
(17) years of age, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the
facility.
(6) Medical documentation
for a juvenile who participates in a work program, indicating that the juvenile
is physically capable of performing the required work, shall be maintained in
the juvenile's individual medical record.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
15A.065(1),
15A.0652,
15A.160,
200.115,
605.150,
635.095,
635.100(7),
640.120,
645.250
