§ 11-13-109 - Crewleaders. - Arkansas Statutes

11-13-109. Crewleaders.

(a) Funds available for the Arkansas Conservation Corps may be expended to pay the wages of crewleaders who shall supervise corpsmembers as prescribed by the Department of Labor.

(b) Persons eligible to be hired as crewleaders by the Department of Labor shall be men or women who:

(1) Have been residents of the state for at least six (6) months prior to employment in the program;

(2) Are registered with the local office of the Arkansas Employment Security Department for employment;

(3) Are physically and mentally capable of performing labor-intensive work and supervisory duties; and

(4) Are not attending a postsecondary institution full time, and who provide assurance that they did not leave school for the purpose of employment as a supervisor in the program.

(c) In the hiring of crewleaders, preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces.

(d) Crewleaders may be employed by the Department of Labor for a period that may exceed the six-month limit established for corpsmembers.

(e) Crewleaders shall receive an hourly wage that exceeds the minimum hourly wage of corpsmembers by a minimum of five dollars ($5.00).

(f) Crewleaders shall not be entitled to any employee benefits provided to existing employees of the Department of Labor or of other state or local agencies except for paid state holidays and workers' compensation coverage which shall be provided through the funds appropriated to carry out this chapter.