A. Every employing office or agency of the state hiring a student or graduate under the inter-university and college program shall be free to employ intern personnel under conditions and salary provisions determined by the employing office or agency. The employing office or agency or the director of inter-university training, with the consent of the employing office or agency, shall have the right to discharge any intern with one week advance notice.

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B. The employing office or agency shall cooperate with the personnel director and release intern personnel to participate in orientation or training programs where the employing office or agency head determines that the programs are beneficial and within the functions of the participating state employer. Participation by intern personnel in orientation or training programs in connection with their state employment, when approved by the employing office or agency head, shall be compensated as regular employment.

C. At each college or university in the state which desires to participate in the state government internship program, the president or other chief executive officer shall appoint an intern advisor who will serve as a liaison between the personnel director, the university or college, and the students. The intern advisor shall assist the personnel director in recruiting and selecting students for the program.