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This rule has been repealed.

As used in the subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Counseling" means the process of assisting participants in realistically assessing their needs, abilities, and potential; of providing guidance in the development of vocational goals and the means to achieve them; and of helping with the solution of a variety of individual problems occurring during participation.

(2) "Participant" means an individual who is a Montana resident and who is determined eligible and is enrolled into any employment, training, or services program.

(3) "Performance standards" means factors used to evaluate the performance of programs.

(4) "Underemployed individuals" means:

(a) persons who are working part time but seeking full time work;

(b) persons who are working full time but whose current annualized wage rate is not in excess of "for a family of one" the higher of either:

(i) the poverty level; or

(ii) 70% of the lower living standard income level; or

(c) persons licensed, or seeking licensure, as pediatric complex care assistants who have fully or partially exited the job market because of the need to care for a child.

(5) "Unemployed individuals" means individuals who are without jobs and who want and are available for work. The determination of whether individuals are without jobs shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the bureau of labor statistics of the department of labor and industry in defining individuals as unemployed.

This rule has been repealed.

(1) Allowable activities may include but are not limited to:

(a) job counseling;

(b) job training, including assistance to displaced homemakers in gaining admission to training and educational programs;

(c) job placement;

(d) referral to other social service agencies;

(e) development of social service programs;

(f) support services; and

(g) development of outreach programs to rural areas.

(2) Job counseling should consist of development of a plan outlining the steps necessary to obtain unsubsidized employment, identification of job barriers and skill assessment, and may also include testing, personal and career goal setting and similar activities.

(3) Job training includes, but is not limited to, enrollment in a public or proprietary school or other institutional setting for pre-vocational or vocational instruction, and training to obtain a pediatric complex care assistant license.

(4) Job placement means the hiring into unsubsidized employment of an individual served by this program.

(5) Referral to other social service agencies includes those agencies that provide information and assistance with respect to such items as health care, financial matters, education, nutrition, and legal problems.

(6) Development of social service programs includes assistance to and coordination of activities with other social service agencies in fields such as health care, financial matters, education, nutrition, and legal problems.

(7) Support services include such items as child care for preschool children, transportation assistance to participate in the program, health care, financial counseling, temporary shelter, grants for education, and post-termination services.

(8) Development of outreach programs to rural areas includes the provision of job counseling, training, placement and referral services in outlying areas. Services should be advertised in advance, through such means as the media and local service organizations or agencies. A field office may be set up for this purpose.

This rule has been repealed.