SECTIONS 925-930 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 925-930

925. The provisions of this article shall be operative in any
county in which the board of supervisors by ordinance finds, on the
basis of employment conditions, the state of juvenile detention
facilities, and other pertinent circumstances, that the operation of
this article in that county is feasible. In such ordinance the board
shall prescribe whether the probation officer or any official in
charge of a county juvenile detention facility shall perform the
functions of the juvenile work furlough administrator. The board of
supervisors may also terminate the operativeness of this article in
the county if it finds by ordinance that, because of changed
circumstances, the operation of this article in that county is no
longer feasible.

926. When a minor is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court and
committed to a county juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp,
the juvenile work furlough administrator may, if he concludes that
such person is a fit subject therefor, direct that such person be
permitted to continue in his regular employment, if that is
compatible with the requirements of Section 928, or may authorize the
person to secure employment for himself in the county, unless the
court at the time of commitment has ordered that such person not be
granted work furloughs.

927. (a) If the juvenile work furlough administrator so directs
that the minor be permitted to continue in his or her regular
employment, the administrator shall arrange for a continuation of
that employment when possible without interruption. If the minor does
not have regular employment, and the administrator has authorized
the minor to secure employment for himself or herself, the minor may
do so, and the administrator may assist the minor in doing so. Any
employment so secured must be suitable for the minor and must be at a
wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the
area where the work is performed and in accordance with the
prevailing working conditions in the area. In no event may any
employment be permitted where there is a labor dispute in the
establishment in which the minor is, or is to be, employed.
(b) If the minor does not have regular employment, the juvenile
work furlough administrator may authorize the minor to apply for
placement in a local job training program, and the administrator may
assist him or her in doing so. The program may include, but shall not
be limited to, job training assistance as provided through the Job
Training Partnership Act (Public Law 97-300; 29 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1501 et
seq.).

928. Whenever the minor is not employed and between the hours or
periods of employment, he shall be confined in a juvenile detention
facility unless the court or administrator directs otherwise.

929. The earnings of the minor shall be collected by the juvenile
work furlough administrator, and it shall be the duty of the minor's
employer to transmit such wages to the administrator at the latter's
request. Earnings levied upon pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 706.010) of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of
Civil Procedure shall not be transmitted to the administrator. If the
administrator has requested transmittal of earnings prior to levy,
such request shall have priority. When an employer transmits such
earnings to the administrator pursuant to this section the employer
shall have no liability to the minor for such earnings. From such
earnings the administrator shall pay the minor's board and personal
expenses, both inside and outside the juvenile detention facility,
and shall deduct so much of the costs of administration of this
article as is allocable to such minor. If sufficient funds are
available after making the foregoing payments, the administrator may,
with the consent of the minor, pay, in whole or in part, the
preexisting debts of the minor. Any balance shall be retained until
the minor's discharge and thereupon shall be paid to the minor.

930. In the event the minor violates the conditions laid down for
his conduct, custody, or employment, the juvenile work furlough
administrator may order termination of work furloughs for such minor.