N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 3A:55-6.4 - Work and employment

(a) The facility shall not allow a child to be responsible for duties assigned to staff members.

(b) The facility may require children to perform work assignments in the facility that have an instructive value, including normal household chores, so long as these assignments are not scheduled to interfere with a child's school program, other aspects of the treatment or case management plan, or any regularly scheduled program activity for the children in the facility.

(c) The facility's staff members may encourage children to hold part-time employment outside the facility, but shall ensure that the work does not interfere with the child's school program, or other aspects of the treatment or case management plan.

1. The facility may require a child to maintain specific academic and behavioral standards as a condition for seeking or maintaining employment.

2. The facility may prohibit a child's employment, if a child does not maintain appropriate academic or behavioral standards, or if the job is determined to be detrimental to his or her health, safety or well-being.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-6.4

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.