Chap. 7.       An Act exempting the employment by cities and
TOWNS    OF    CERTAIN    STUDENTS    IN    CO-OPERATIVE    PLAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
.. Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8C the following section: —
Section 8D. The director shall cooperate with public and private colleges, universities and other institutions of higher education, which grant degrees and which provide facilities for educating students on the so-called "co-operative plan" of education whereby work-study programs are so developed and maintained that students enrolled therein may be employed in the service of any city or town in positions appropriate to their major academic interests. The employment of such students in said positions shall, upon certification to the director by a representative of such a college, university or institution that such student is enrolled therein under a "co-operative plan" of education, not be subject to the provisions of this chapter; provided that employment by the city or town of a student under such plan is for a stated and limited time.                                     Approved January 28, 1970.