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BOP Program Statement 5250.02 § 10
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROJECTS
a. Public Works Projects
(1) The Warden of the institution or the Community
Corrections Manager (CCM) will advise the local community of the
project. (The institution's Community Relations Board may be one
method of informing the community of such projects.)
(2) The Warden must ensure that a National Interagency
Agreement (Attachment A) has been executed by the Bureau and Host
Agency.
(3) The Project Coordinator must prepare the Request for
Public Works and Community Service Projects Approval
(Attachment B). Both the Warden and the Regional Counsel must
approve the form prior to submitting it to the Regional Director.
Normally, the Regional Director is to respond to the Warden
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within 30 days. If approved, a copy of the request is forwarded
to the Assistant Director, Industries, Education and Vocational
Training (IE&VT).
(4) Upon Regional Director approval of BP-sxxx, the Warden
or CCM will implement the local letter of agreement with the host
agency and forward a signed copy to the Regional Counsel and the
Assistant Director, IE&VT. (Sample wording for a local letter of
agreement can be found in Attachment C. Additional restrictions
may be added to this agreement to reflect the needs of that
particular project.)
b. Community Service Projects
(1) The Warden of the institution or the Community
Corrections Manager (CCM) will advise the local community of the
project. (The institution’s Community Relations Board may be one
method of informing the community of such projects.)
(2) The Project Coordinator must prepare the Request for
Public Works and Community Service Projects Approval
(Attachment B). The form must be approved by the Warden, the
Regional Counsel, and the Regional Education Administrator if the
project is part of an OEP, prior to submitting to the Regional
Director. The Regional Director will ordinarily respond to the
Warden within 30 days. If approved, a copy of the request will
be forwarded to the Assistant Director, IE&VT.
COMPARISON CHART OF PROJECTS
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
regular paid work detail non-paid work detail/voluntary
program
on-site or off-site on-site or off-site
federal agencies only local gov’t or non-profit,
charitable organizations
national agreement no national agreement required
local agreement no local agreement required
request to regional director request to regional director
long term/short term short term
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History
PS 5250.02 dated 2000-10-02
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