§346-102  Public service employment;
established.  (a)  The department of human services shall be responsible
for providing employment on public works projects as defined in section 346-71,
for persons:



(1)  Receiving full or partial public assistance from
the State; or



(2)  Receiving unemployment compensation benefits from
the State whose benefits thereunder are within the last two weeks of
eligibility and who upon termination of unemployment compensation benefits will
be eligible for full or partial public assistance from the State; or



(3)  Who reside on an island where the primary
economic base providing employment for such persons is lost or is in danger of
being lost.



Public assistance recipients participating in
public service employment shall be considered to be employees of the
department; provided however that except for coverage under the workers'
compensation law, laws relating to civil service, classification, retirement,
vacation, sick leave, and other matters relating to regular public employees
shall not apply to such persons.



(b)  The department shall promulgate rules
under chapter 91 necessary to carry out the purposes of public service
employment, including but not limited to the following:



(1)  The employment of public assistance recipients
shall not displace any state or county employee or any individual performing
work for the State or county on a contractual basis;



(2)  The minimum period of employment shall not be
less than four calendar weeks; and



(3)  There shall be no discrimination based on race,
color, creed, sex, age, religion, or national origin. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2;
am L Sp 1974, c 1, §2; am L 1975, c 41, §1; am L 1987, c 339, §4]