Montana Code 20-7-307. Work-based learning programs — requirements of agreements
20-7-307. Work-based learning programs — requirements of agreements. (1) A work-based learning program operated in compliance with 20-7-1510 must include a written agreement executed by the pupil and the pupil’s parent or guardian, the school in which the pupil is enrolled, and the work-based learning partner. The agreement must include:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-307
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Pupil: means an individual who is admitted by the board of trustees pursuant to 20-5-101 and who is enrolled in a school established and maintained under the laws of the state at public expense. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
(a)a provision prioritizing accommodation of the pupil’s academic commitments by corresponding to the academic calendar and the pupil’s course schedule;
(b)a provision for periodic assessment to ensure ongoing beneficial learning and to complete the work-based learning experience when beneficial learning is complete;
(c)a description of how the pupil’s classroom activities and on-the-job experiences will be planned and supervised to ensure that both activities are structured as an educational environment; and
(d)a designation of the academic credit that will be awarded to the pupil through the pupil’s participation in the work-based learning experience.
(2)To qualify for exclusion under 39-3-406(1)(a), the agreement must contain the following in addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section:
(a)a clear statement that there is no expectation of compensation;
(b)a confirmation that the pupil’s involvement in the work-based learning experience complements, rather than displaces, the work of paid employees while providing significant educational benefits to the pupil; and
(c)a provision confirming that the work-based learning experience is conducted without entitlement to a paid job at the conclusion of the experience.