{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-18-622","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-18-622","heading":"Reduction in force -- severance pay and retraining allowance required.","body":"If a reduction in force is necessary, the state may provide severance pay and a retraining allowance. Within a collective bargaining unit, severance pay and the retraining allowance are negotiable subjects under 39-31-305.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 18. STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS","Part 6. Leave Time"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0180/part_0060/section_0220/0020-0180-0060-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:21Z","sha256":"31fe486ed2397a78a7f90ee87799d607149e522c5b54e909ce395d187b97b1f3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-18-621","next":"us-mt/2-18-623"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}