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Federal Work-Study Program - Appendix: Model Off-Campus Agreement

AwardYear: 1996-1997
EnterChapterNo: 7
EnterChapterTitle: Federal Work-Study Program
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SectionTitle: Appendix: Model Off-Campus Agreement
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The paragraphs below are suggested as models for the development
of a written agreement between a school and a federal, state, or local
public agency or a private nonprofit organization that employs
students who are attending that school and who are participating in
the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program. Institutions and agencies or
organizations may devise additional or substitute paragraphs as long
as they are not inconsistent with the statute or regulations.


This agreement is entered into between ____________, hereinafter
known as the "Institution," and _______________, hereinafter
known as the "Organization," a (Federal, State, or local public
agency), (private nonprofit organization), (strike one), for the
purpose of providing work to students eligible for the Federal Work-
Study Program [FWS].

Schedules to be attached to this agreement from time to time must
be signed by an authorized official of the institution and the
organization and must set forth--

(1) brief descriptions of the work to be performed by students
under this agreement;

(2) the total number of students to be employed;

(3) the hourly rates of pay, and

(4) the average number of hours per week each student will be
used.

These schedules will also state the total length of time the project
is expected to run, the total percent, if any, of student compensation
that the organization will pay to the institution, and the total percent,
if any, of the cost of employer’s payroll contribution to be borne by
the organization. The institution will inform the organization of the
maximum number of hours per week a student may work.

Students will be made available to the organization by the
institution to perform specific work assignments. Students may be
removed from work on a particular assignment or from the
organization by the institution, either on its own initiative or at the
request of the organization. The organization agrees that no student
will be denied work or subjected to different treatment under this
agreement on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex. It
further agrees that it will comply with the provisions of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352; 78 Stat. 252) and Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-318) and the
Regulations of the Department of Education which implement those
Acts.

(Where appropriate any of the following three paragraphs or other
provisions may be included.)

(1) Transportation for students to and from their work assignments
will be provided by the organization at its own expense and in a
manner acceptable to the institution.

(2) Transportation for students to and from their work assignments
will be provided by the institution at its own expense.

(3) Transportation for students to and from their work assignments
will not be provided by either the institution or the
organization.

(Whether the institution or the organization will be considered the
employer of the students covered under the agreement depends upon
the specific arrangement as to the type of supervision exercised by
the organization. It is advisable to include some provision to indicate
the intent of the parties as to who is considered the employer. As
appropriate, one of the following two paragraphs may be
included.)*1*

(1) The institution is considered the employer for purposes of this
agreement. It has the ultimate right to control and direct the
services of the students for the organization. It also has the
responsibility to determine whether the students meet the
eligibility requirements for employment under the Federal
Work-Study program, to assign students to work for the
organization, and to determine that the students do perform
their work in fact. The organization’s right is limited to
direction of the details and means by which the result is to be
accomplished.

(2) The organization is considered the employer for purposes of
this agreement. It has the right to control and direct the services
of the students, not only as to the result to be accomplished, but
also as to the means by which the result is to be accomplished.
The institution is limited to determining whether the students
meet the eligibility requirements for employment under the
Federal Work-Study program, to assigning students to work for
the organization, and to determining that the students do
perform their work in fact.

(Wording of the following nature may be included, as appropriate,
to locate responsibility for payroll disbursements and payment of
employers’ payroll contributions.)

Compensation of students for work performed on a project under
this agreement will be disbursed--and all payments due as an
employer’s contribution under State or local workers’ compensation
laws, under Federal or State social security laws, or under other
applicable laws, will be made--by the (organization) (institution)
(strike one).

(Where appropriate any of the following paragraphs may be
included.)

(1) At times agreed upon in writing, the organization will pay to
the institution an amount calculated to cover the organization’s
share of the compensation of students employed under this
agreement.

(2) In addition to the payment specified in paragraph (1) above, at
times agreed upon in writing, the organization will pay, by way
of reimbursement to the institution, or in advance, an amount
equal to any and all payments required to be made by the
institution under State or local workers’ compensation laws, or
under Federal or State social security laws, or under any other
applicable laws, on account of students participating in projects
under this agreement.

(3) At times agreed upon in writing, the institution will pay to the
organization an amount calculated to cover the Federal share of
the compensation of students employed under this agreement
and paid by the organization. Under this arrangement the
organization will furnish to the institution for each payroll
period the following records for review and retention:

(a) Time reports indicating the total hours worked each week in
clock time sequence and containing the supervisor’s
certification as to the accuracy of the hours reported;

(b) A payroll form identifying the period of work, the name of
each student, each student’s hourly wage rate, the number of
hours each student worked, each student’s gross pay, all
deductions and net earnings, and the total Federal share
applicable to each payroll;*2* and

(c) Documentary evidence that students received payment for
their work, such as photographic copies of canceled checks.


*1* Although the following paragraphs attempt to fix the identity of
the employer, they will not necessarily be determinative if the actual
facts indicate otherwise. Additional wording that specifies the
employer’s responsibility in case of injury on the job may also be
advisable, since federal funds are not available to pay for hospital
expenses or claims in case of injury on the job. In this connection it
may be of interest that one or more insurance firms in at least one
state have in the past been willing to write a workers’ compensation
insurance policy which covers a student’s injury on the job
regardless of whether it is the institution or the organization that is
ultimately determined to have been the student’s employer when he
or she was injured.

*2* These forms, when accepted, must be countersigned by the
institution as to hours worked as well as to the accuracy of the total
federal share which is to be reimbursed to the organization or
agency.