[§394-10] On-the-job training work experience program; private sector. (a) The department of labor and industrial relations may enter into contracts with employers or registered apprenticeship program sponsors in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns; provided that any participating apprenticeship program sponsor in the private sector shall only offer to eligible interns on-the-job training in public sector projects. The department may provide to the employers or sponsors up to $20.00 per hour in reimbursements for wages only for the costs of training and supervising an intern. The employers or sponsors shall not be required to provide documentation of these costs.
(b) Eligible employers or sponsors shall demonstrate compliance with Hawaii compliance express or any successor program established to facilitate compliance with section 103D-310(c).
(c) Contracts under this section shall be limited to a period of twelve weeks for college or university students, with an extension of up to twelve additional weeks if approved by the director of labor and industrial relations, and six weeks for high school students, with an extension of up to eight weeks during the summer break. In determining the appropriate length of the contract, the director shall consider the:
(d) The employer or sponsor shall comply with state and federal employment laws pursuant to chapter 387 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended.
(e) The department of labor and industrial relations shall adopt interim rules, which shall be exempt from chapter 91, to develop and implement the program; provided that the interim rules shall remain in effect until the adoption of rules pursuant to chapter 91 to allow the department to:
(f) The department of labor and industrial relations shall develop eligibility criteria for interns, including requirements that the intern:
provided that the department of labor and industrial relations may conduct criminal history background checks as appropriate.
(g) The department of labor and industrial relations shall develop eligibility criteria for employers or sponsors, including requirements that the employer or sponsor: