{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-18-1206","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-18-1206","heading":"Notice.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an employee and the employee's collective bargaining unit, if any, must be notified as soon as possible prior to privatization, reorganization of any agency, or closure of or a reduction in force at an agency. When 25 or more employees are affected, the notice must be given at least 60 days prior to the privatization, reorganization, agency closure, or reduction in force.\n(2) When privatization, reorganization, an agency closure, or a reduction in force affects fewer than 25 employees, each employee affected must be notified at least 14 days prior to the privatization, reorganization, agency closure, or reduction in force.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 18. STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS","Part 12. State Employee Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0180/part_0120/section_0060/0020-0180-0120-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:23Z","sha256":"b9016628ca9a85cb002c0866efce29b8efb1700fbf96b853e8ffdf8027cb77af","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-18-1205","next":"us-mt/2-18-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}