Section 5508 - Supervisors(a) Funding.--Funds available for this program may be expended to pay the wages of crewleaders who shall supervise corpsmembers as prescribed by the department.(b) Crewleader criteria.--Persons eligible to be hired as crewleaders by the department shall be men and women who are:(1) Domiciled in the Commonwealth for at least six months prior to employment in the programs.(2) Registered with the local Job Center for employment.(3) Physically and mentally capable of performing labor intensive work and supervisory duties.(4) Not attending a postsecondary institution full time and who provide assurance that they did not leave school for the purpose of employment as a supervisor in the program.(c) Term of employment.--A crewleader shall be employed by the department for a period of one year. At the option of the department, a crewleader who has successfully completed a one-year term of service may be extended for subsequent one-year terms.(d) Hourly wage.--Crewleaders shall receive an hourly wage that exceeds the hourly wage of corpsmembers by a minimum of $5.00.(e) Benefits.--Crewleaders shall not be entitled to any employee benefits provided to existing employees of the department or of other State agencies or local agencies except for paid Commonwealth holidays and workmen's compensation coverage which shall be provided through the funds appropriated to carry out this act. A crewleader who has served for one year shall be entitled to five paid vacation days and five days of paid sick leave during each subsequent year of service.(f) Veterans' preference.--In the hiring of crewleaders, preference shall be given to honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States.1984, July 2, P.L. 561, No. 112, § 8, imd. effective. Amended 1986, July 2, P.L. 341, No. 78, § 1, effective 7/1/1986; 1989, July 1, P.L. 119, No. 25, § 5, imd. effective; 1993, July 2, P.L. 350, No. 49, § 6, imd. effective; 1997, June 25, P.L. 339, No. 38, § 1, imd. effective.