{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-6-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-6-101","heading":"Duties of department -- definitions.","body":"(1) The department shall:\n(a) encourage and promote the making of apprenticeship agreements conforming to the standards established by or in accordance with this chapter;\n(b) register apprenticeship agreements that are in the best interests of the apprenticeship and conform to the standards established by or in accordance with this chapter;\n(c) keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and, taking into consideration performance of the agreement, issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship;\n(d) terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreements in accordance with the provisions of the agreements;\n(e) establish standards for apprenticeship agreements in conformity with the provisions of this chapter;\n(f) use the standard prevailing wage rate for construction services, as defined in 18-2-401, for a prevailing wage rate district as provided in 18-2-411 as a base on which an apprenticeship wage is calculated pursuant to 39-6-108 for apprentices;\n(g) adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter; and\n(h) perform other duties that may be required by federal regulations, provided that the federal regulations are not in conflict with this chapter.\n(2) At least once every 2 years, the department shall report on its activities and findings to the governor and, as provided in 5-11-210, to the legislature. The department shall also make the report available to the public.\n(3) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:\n(a) \"Apprentice\" means a worker employed to learn a skilled occupation under a written apprenticeship agreement registered with the department.\n(b) \"Department\" means the department of labor and industry.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 6. APPRENTICESHIP","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0010/0390-0060-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:28Z","sha256":"caefd056cc911b955f5b063368c7713455cf4f0f001bb6c58179ad281555db50","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-5-406","next":"us-mt/39-6-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}