For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) "Employment" means a student's work in a high-quality work-based learning opportunity.
2. (2) "Enrolled" means a student is participating in or has successfully completed a qualified high-quality work-based learning opportunity.
3. (3) "Safety instruction" means learning activities, as generally described in 39-71-1505, MCA, which teach about safety issues pertaining to the specific high-quality work-based learning opportunity. The methods, materials, and resources should be standard for the industry of the employer.
4. (4) "Safety training program" means the process which provides employees with knowledge and skills to perform work in a way that is safe for the individual employee and their co-workers as generally described in 39-71-1505, MCA. It includes instructions and guidelines to identify hazards, report them, and deal with incidents.
5. (5) "Student" means an individual enrolled in a high-quality work-based learning opportunity through a public or private secondary school, multidistrict cooperative, home school providing secondary instruction, or equivalent educational provider.
6. (6) "Term-limited educational program" means a high-quality work-based learning opportunity established for a specified time.
7. (7) "Workers' compensation premium" means the premiums that the employer pays for each student's workers' compensation coverage while the student is employed in a high-quality work-based learning opportunity.

Authorizing statute(s): 39-71-319, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 39-71-319, MCA

History: NEW, 2020 MAR p. 2432, Eff. 12/25/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 610, Eff. 3/23/24; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-240, Eff. 9/13/25.