Title 409, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Sec. 5. (1) Work training programs conducted under this act shall provide corpsmembers with work experience related to the conservation, improvement, or development of natural, cultural, and recreational resources and the enhancement, preservation, and maintenance of public lands…

Sec. 6a. An individual is eligible to become a corpsmember if he or she meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is a resident of the state. (b) Except for supervisors, mentors, instructors, and trainers, is not less than 17 years of age and not more than 27 years of age on t…

Sec. 7. (1) The department shall not employ a corpsmember for more than 2 years. (2) The department shall compensate a corpsmember at not more than twice the minimum wage established by law at the time of employment. (3) The department may utilize corps funds for mentors, instruc…

Sec. 8. The department shall provide worker's disability compensation insurance for corpsmembers employed by the department, as provided under the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 419.941.

Sec. 9. Corpsmembers shall not receive state employee health benefits, except that corpsmembers who at the time of hire were receiving general assistance or aid to families with dependent children shall continue to receive, while they are corpsmembers, the medical benefits provid…

Sec. 10. Corpsmembers shall not be considered state employees for purposes of membership in the state employees' retirement system.

Sec. 11. The corps programs established under this act shall not be designed so as to displace currently employed workers, and no corpsmember shall be used in any manner in connection with a work or labor dispute.

Sec. 12a. (1) The Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the endowment fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the endowm…

Sec. 13. The legislature annually shall appropriate not less than 85% of the interest and earnings of the endowment fund for the operation of the corps.

Sec. 14. If the director determines that the benefits to the state from the corps can be achieved in a more practicable manner through an entity identified or established pursuant to chapter II, the director may do both of the following: (a) Enter into agreements with the entity …

Sec. 21. As used in this chapter: (a) "Committee" means the Michigan civilian conservation corps partnership steering committee created in section 22. (b) "Corps" means the Michigan civilian conservation corps established pursuant to this chapter. (c) "Corpsmember" means a partic…

Sec. 22. (1) The Michigan civilian conservation corps partnership steering committee is created in the department. (2) The committee shall consist of the following members, appointed by the director in consultation with the directors of the departments of agriculture and rural de…

Sec. 23. (1) The committee shall seek out an entity that is willing to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps, in compliance with this chapter, for the purpose of doing all of the following: (a) Conserving, improving, and developing this state's natural, cul…

Sec. 24. (1) Work training programs conducted by the corps shall provide corpsmembers with work experience related to the conservation, improvement, or development of natural, cultural, and recreational resources and the enhancement, preservation, and maintenance of public lands,…

Sec. 25. (1) An individual is eligible to become a corpsmember if he or she meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is a resident of the state. (b) Is not less than 17 years of age and, except for supervisors, mentors, instructors, and trainers, is not more than 27 years of …

Sec. 26. The corps shall do both of the following: (a) Contact colleges and universities in this state with natural, cultural, or recreational resource related curricula to facilitate university-based programs that will do 1 or more of the following: (i) Provide credit to corpsme…