[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR641.310]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 641--SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart C--Grant Operations
 
Sec. 641.310  Community service assignments.

    (a) Assignment to community service. After the completion of an 
enrollee's orientation and initial training, if any, the grantee or 
subgrantee shall refer the enrollee, as soon as possible, to a useful 
part-time community service assignment, if appropriate, according to the 
IDP.
    (1) Each enrollee shall be placed in a community service assignment 
which contributes to the general welfare of the community and provides 
services related to publicly-owned and operated facilities and projects, 
or projects sponsored by organizations other than political parties, 
exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Project sponsors may provide enrollees 
with opportunities to assist in the administration of the SCSEP.
    (2) The enrollee shall not be assigned to work involving the 
construction, operation, or maintenance of any facility used or to be 
used as a place for sectarian religious instruction or worship, or to 
work which primarily benefits private, profit-making organizations. 
[Sections 502(b)(1)(A), (C), and (D) and 507(2) of the OAA.]
    (b) Hours of community service assignments. (1) Each enrollee's 
community service assignment shall not exceed 1,300 hours during a 12-
month period specified in the grantee's agreement. The 1,300 hours 
includes paid hours of orientation, training, sick leave, and vacation 
and hours of enrollment provided by all grantees and subgrantees. No 
enrollee shall be paid for more than 1,300 hours in any 12-month period. 
[Section 508(a)(2) of the OAA.]
    (2) The grantee or subgrantee shall not require an enrollee to 
participate more than 20 hours during one week; however, hours may be 
extended with the consent of the enrollee.
    (3) The grantee or subgrantee shall not offer an enrollee an average 
of fewer than 20 hours of paid participation per week. Shorter periods 
may be authorized by the grant agreement, in writing by the Department, 
or by written agreement between an enrollee and a grantee or subgrantee. 
[Section 508(a)(2) of the OAA.]
    (4) The grantee or subgrantee shall, to the extent possible, ensure 
that the enrollee works during normal business hours, if the enrollee so 
desires.
    (c) Location. The enrollee shall be employed at work sites in or 
near the community where the enrollee resides. [Section 502(b)(1)(B) of 
the OAA.]
    (d) Working conditions for enrollees. Enrollees shall not be 
permitted to work in a building or surroundings or under conditions 
which are unsanitary,

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hazardous, or dangerous to the enrollees' health or safety. The grantee 
or subgrantee shall make periodic visits to the enrollees' work site(s) 
to assure that the working conditions and treatment of the enrollee are 
consistent with the OAA and this part. [Section 502(b)(1)(J) of the 
OAA.]