Or. Admin. R. 416-415-0050

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 416-415-0050 - Youth in Custody Work Program Evaluation, Stipends and Revenue

(1) OYA must evaluate a Youth in Custody's Work Program performance.

(a) Program Staff will provide the Youth in Custody and the Youth in Custody's Multidisciplinary Team with feedback on the Youth in Custody's job or service performance at least monthly.

(b) Work Program performance feedback will address, at a minimum, the Youth in Custody's quality and quantity of work, initiative, amenability to learn, dependability, response to supervision and instruction, safety and care of equipment, ability to work with others, and overall job or service proficiency.

(2) At OYA's discretion, OYA may award Stipends or other recognition to Youth in Custody who work well or otherwise successfully participate in Work Programs. Factors considered when deciding whether to award a Stipend to a Youth in Custody participating in a Work Program include the program's educational and vocational requirements, physical demands, working conditions, the degree of responsibility held by the Youth in Custody participant, the degree of skill and supervision required for the Youth in Custody's participation in the Work Program, and the Youth in Custody's treatment, reformation and rehabilitation progress.

(3)

(a) Work Program Stipends must be awarded at a rate and manner established by the OYA Assistant Director Facility Services to ensure consistency throughout all close-custody facilities, using the methodology below and according to the chart in Appendix A.

(b) Factors considered when assigning a Stipend rate to a Work Program include the program's educational and vocational requirements, physical demands, working conditions, the degree of responsibility held by the Youth in Custody participant, and the degree of skill and supervision required for the Youth in Custody's participation in a Work Program.

(4) OYA must deposit any Stipend awarded to a Youth in Custody into the Youth in Custody's trust account according to OAR chapter 416, division 260 (Youth in Custody Welfare and Trust Accounts).

(5) OYA must report Stipend awards according to Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements.

Or. Admin. R. 416-415-0050

OYA 3-2014, f. & cert. ef. 11-4-14; OYA 7-2017, amend filed 12/19/2017, effective12/19/2017; OYA 2-2019, amend filed 03/29/2019, effective 4/1/2019; OYA 13-2023, amend filed 01/11/2023, effective 1/11/2023

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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025, 420A.010, 420.240 & 420.255

Statutes/Other Implemented: 420A.035, 420.065, 420.225, 420.230, 420.240, 420.245, 420.255, 420.260 & ORS 420A.010