2-18-701 Definitions

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MT Code › Title 2 › Chapter 18 › Part 7 › Section 2-18-701

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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.

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