{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-12-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-12-106","heading":"Montana HELP Act employer grant program.","body":"(1) There is a Montana HELP Act employer grant program to encourage employers to hire or train program participants in skills that will allow them to:\n(a) obtain new or improved employment;\n(b) obtain employment with health care benefits;\n(c) earn a wage that allows them to purchase their own health insurance coverage; or\n(d) improve their long-term financial security.\n(2) The department shall establish criteria for awarding grants. The criteria must take into consideration, at a minimum, the number of program participants affected and the likelihood that the proposed grant activity will improve:\n(a) the chances that program participants will succeed in obtaining employment meeting the goals of subsection (1); or\n(b) the financial security of program participants through efforts that include:\n(i) financial and credit counseling; and\n(ii) educational opportunities related to managing finances and setting and reaching financial goals.\n(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing grant application, evaluation, and award criteria and processes.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 12. MONTANA HEALTH AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD PARTNERSHIP (HELP) ACT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0120/part_0010/section_0060/0390-0120-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:31Z","sha256":"16c5e04daa0a83d14d27844c41f2926237208bfb5bdfaf40b529c0f479c0a1e2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-12-104","next":"us-mt/39-12-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}