24.22.704    ATTRIBUTES OF A HIGH-QUALITY WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

(1) A high-quality work-based learning opportunity features a partnership between employers and schools or other educational providers to provide students with structured learning both in the classroom and at the employer's job site. It must include the following:

(a)  an agreement satisfying 20-7-307(1), MCA;

(b) paid wages;

(c) at the start of the student's employment, a minimum of two hours of safety instruction through a safety training program that is specific to the student's employment;

(d) compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to the student's employment; and

(e) academic credit. 

(2) A high-quality work-based learning opportunity is qualified upon completion, whether the term-limited educational program has concluded or not.

History: 39-71-319, MCA; IMP, 39-71-319, MCA; NEW, 2020 MAR p. 2432, Eff. 12/25/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 610, Eff. 3/23/24.