Before a student begins work, the school and off-campus employer shall sign a contract affirming the eligibility of the employer and agreeing to abide by applicable law and rules.
The student, school, and employer shall sign a contract setting forth the nature of the work, number of hours of employment, hourly rate of pay, percentage of earnings to be paid by the employer, maximum payment by the employer, pay and time records, payroll, and workers' compensation. Time records must be signed by the student and the employment supervisor.
All contracts signed by the school and employers are subject to review and comment by the commissioner.
The school, with the employer, must develop for each work-study assignment a program of supervision consistent with the nature of the assignment and the needs of the individual student. Upon request, the school must submit the program of supervision to the commissioner for review and comment.
An institution must make a reasonable effort to place a student in eligible off-campus employment. The institution must document its efforts with documents such as:
Minn. R. agency 201, ch. 4830, WORK-STUDY GRANTS, pt. 4830.2500
Statutory Authority: MS s 136A.01; 136A.04; 136A.111; 136A.16; 136A.234; 136A.70; 147.30