Montana § 2-18-701 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 2-18-701 — Definitions

Montana § 2-18-701

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 18STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS

Part 7Group Insurance Generally

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 2-18-701 (2026).

Text

2-18-701 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Dependent" has the meaning provided in 33-22-140 .

(2)"Employee", as the term applies to a person employed in the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government, means:

(a)a permanent full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 ;

(b)a permanent part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week;

(c)a seasonal full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 6 months or more a year or who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so;

(d)a seasonal part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a

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2-18-701 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Dependent" has the meaning provided in 33-22-140 .
(2) "Employee", as the term applies to a person employed in the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government, means:
(a) a permanent full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 ;
(b) a permanent part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week;
(c) a seasonal full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 6 months or more a year or who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so;
(d) a seasonal part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year or who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so;
(e) elected officials;
(f) officers and permanent employees of the legislative branch;
(g) judges and permanent employees of the judicial branch;
(h) academic, professional, and administrative personnel having individual contracts under the authority of the board of regents of higher education or the state board of public education;
(i) a temporary full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 :
(i) who is regularly scheduled to work more than 6 months a year;
(ii) who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or
(iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining;
(j) a temporary part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601 :
(i) who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year;
(ii) who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or
(iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining;
(k) a full-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601 , who is in a position that does not recur each year;
(l) a part-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601 , who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week in a position that does not recur each year; and
(m) a part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund. As used in this subsection, "part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund" means an employee eligible for inclusion in the state employee group benefit plans under the rules of the department of administration.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 220, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 359, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 437, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 259, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 563, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1024(5); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 678, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 421, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 314, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 356, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 175, L. 2017.