Sec. 4.

The department shall administer the corps. In administering the corps, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Recruit and employ corpsmembers who meet the requirements of section 6a. The Workforce Development Agency in coordination with its local service delivery partners, the Michigan Works! Agencies, may identify and refer eligible candidates to the corps for possible participation as corpsmembers. These recommendations are advisory in nature, are non-binding upon the agency's decisions to employ certain corpsmembers, and do not preclude the department from considering eligible participants from any other sources.

(b) Select work training programs for the corps that meet the requirements of section 5.

(c) Execute employment contracts containing terms and conditions as are considered necessary and desirable for the employment of corpsmembers.

(d) Execute contracts with the federal government for the implementation of this act.

(e) Apply for and accept grants or contributions of funds, when appropriate, from any public or private source.

(f) Purchase, rent, or otherwise acquire or obtain necessary property, supplies, instruments, tools, and equipment necessary for the implementation of this act.

(g) Employ instructors, mentors, trainers, safety officers, and medical and other personnel as the department considers appropriate.

(h) Establish rules of conduct designed to maintain order and discipline in each corps program.

(i) Adopt guidelines, promulgate rules, and take any other action necessary to implement this act.

(j) Contact colleges and universities in this state with natural, cultural, or recreational resource related curricula to facilitate university-based programs that will do 1 or more of the following:

(i) Provide credit to corpsmembers for their participation in the corps.

(ii) Recognize participation in the corps for field experience.

(iii) Recognize participation in the corps as an internship.

(k) Collaborate with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested persons to develop funding sources for the corps.

History: 1984, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1984 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1985 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 574, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013 Compiler's Notes: "The Workforce Development Agency" appearing in Sec. 4(a) evidently should be "The workforce development agency."The word "non-binding" appearing in Sec. 4(a) evidently should be "nonbinding."