Indiana § 12-20-11-2 - Nonprofit human services agency employment; suitability; value of performance; furnished equipment; supervision; insurance; displacement of employees
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§ 12-20-11-2. Nonprofit human services agency employment; suitability; value of performance; furnished equipment; supervision; insurance; displacement of employees
Sec. 2. (a) The township trustee may require the recipient to perform work for nonprofit human services agencies located within the county or an adjoining township in another county unless the recipient attends courses under section 3 of this chapter.
(b) The township trustee shall determine a township assistance applicant's suitability to perform available work under this section. The township trustee may provide for medical examinations necessary to make the determination.
(c) A township assistance recipient shall perform an amount of work that equals the value of assistance received by the township assistance recipient or the recipient's household. The township assistance recipient shall work off the assistance at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage.
(d) The nonprofit agency for which work is performed under this section shall furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation, unless the trustee agrees in writing to furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation to and from the work site from the trustee's office.
(e) Supervision of the work of a township assistance recipient under this section is the responsibility of the nonprofit agency for which the work is performed.
(f) The township trustee shall ensure that a township assistance recipient performing work under this section is covered by adequate liability insurance for injuries or damages suffered by or caused by the township assistance recipient.
(g) A township assistance recipient may not be assigned to work that would result in the displacement of employees of the nonprofit agency or in the reduction of hours worked by those employees.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(i).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.56.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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