8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1207-3, pt. 3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024

Part 3 - Internship Requirements

3.1. To be considered a qualifying internship and eligible for reimbursement, an internship must:

3.1.1. Include an educational focus preparing interns for a career in one or more occupational areas including, but not limited to, agribusiness, animal husbandry, crop production, farm management, agronomy, natural resources, forestry, research and development, marketing and sales, food safety, and/or maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.

3.1.2. Provide for an educational experience of at least 130 hours and not exceed six (6) months in duration per intern.

3.1.3. Pay the intern at a rate at least consistent with the State's prevailing minimum wage to be paid in accordance with the participating businesses normal payroll processes but paid at least monthly.

3.1.4. Provide a supervisor for the intern.

3.1.5. Provide worker's compensation insurance coverage for the intern.

3.2. To be eligible to participate in the Program, intern applicants must:

3.2.1. Be a student; or

3.2.2. Be a graduate from a secondary school, adult education, college, or certificate program within six (6) months post-graduation; or

3.2.3. Be a beginning farmer, rancher or forester; and

3.2.4. Not be a current or past employee; and

3.2.5. Not be a relative of the owner or operator of the participating business.

8 CCR 1207-3, pt. 3

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018

43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 10/30/2020