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MT Code § 2-18-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-611. Annual vacation leave

  2-18-611. Annual vacation leave. (1) Each permanent full-time employee shall earn annual vacation leave credits from the first day of employment. Vacation leave credits earned must be credited at the end of each pay period. However, employees are not entitled to any vacation leave with pay until they have been continuously employed for a period of 6 calendar months.   (2) Seasonal employees earn vacation credits. However, seasonal employees must be employed for 6 qualifying months before they may use the vacation credits. In order to qualify, seasonal employees shall immediately report back for work when operations resume in order to avoid a break in service.   (3) Permanent part-time employees are entitled to prorated annual vacation benefits if they have worked the qualifying period.   (4) An employee may not accrue annual vacation leave credits while in a leave-without-pay status.   (5) Temporary employees earn vacation leave credits but may not use the credits until after working for 6 qualifying months.   (6) A short-term worker or a student intern, as both terms are defined in 2-18-601, may not earn vacation leave credits, and time worked as a short-term worker or as a student intern does not apply toward the person's rate of earning vacation leave credits.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 479, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1001(1), (4); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 568, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 280, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 593, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 328, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 339, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 11, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 75, L. 2005.
MT Code § 2-18-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-612. Rate earned

  2-18-612. Rate earned. (1) Vacation leave credits are earned at a yearly rate calculated in accordance with the following schedule, which applies to the total years of an employee's employment with any agency whether the employment is continuous or not:     Years of employment   Working days credit     1 day through 10 years   15     10 years through 15 years   18     15 years through 20 years   21     20 years or more   24     (2) (a) For the purpose of determining years of employment under this section, an employee eligible to earn vacation credits under 2-18-611 must be credited with 1 year of employment for each period of:   (i) 2,080 hours of service following the date of employment. An employee must be credited with 80 hours of service for each biweekly pay period in which the employee is in a pay status or on an authorized leave of absence without pay, regardless of the number of hours of service in the pay period.   (ii) 12 calendar months in which the employee was in a pay status or on an authorized leave of absence without pay, regardless of the number of hours of service in any 1 month. An employee of a school district, a school at a state institution, or the university system must be credited with 1 year of service if the employee is employed for an entire academic year.   (b) State agencies, other than the university system and a school at a state institution, shall use the method provided in subsection (2)(a)(i) to calculate years of service under this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 479, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1001(3); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 568, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 593, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-18-613 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-613. Repealed

  2-18-613. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 568, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 350, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1004.
MT Code § 2-18-614 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-614. Military leave considered service

  2-18-614. Military leave considered service. A period of absence from employment with the state, county, or city occurring either during a war involving the United States or in any other national emergency and for 90 days thereafter for one of the following reasons is considered as service for the purpose of determining the number of years of employment used in calculating vacation leave credits under this section:   (1) having been ordered on active duty with the armed forces of the United States;   (2) voluntary service on active duty in the armed forces or on ships operated by or for the United States government; or   (3) direct assignment to the United States department of defense for duties related to national defense efforts if a leave of absence has been granted by the employer.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 479, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1001(2).
MT Code § 2-18-615 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-615. Absence because of illness not chargeable against vacation unless employee approves

  2-18-615. Absence because of illness not chargeable against vacation unless employee approves. Absence from employment by reason of illness shall not be chargeable against unused vacation leave credits unless approved by the employee.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 350, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 476, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1005.
MT Code § 2-18-616 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-616. Determination of vacation dates

  2-18-616. Determination of vacation dates. The dates when employees' annual vacation leaves are granted must be determined by agreement between each employee and the employing agency with regard to the best interest of the state or any county or city of the state as well as the best interests of each employee.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 131, L. 1949; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1006; amd. Sec. 124, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-18-619 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-619. Jury duty -- service as witness

  2-18-619. Jury duty -- service as witness. (1) Each employee who is under proper summons as a juror shall collect all fees and allowances payable as a result of the service and forward the fees to the appropriate accounting office. Juror fees must be applied against the amount due the employee from the employer. However, if an employee elects to use annual leave to serve on a jury, the employee may not be required to remit the juror fees to the employer. An employee is not required to remit to the employer any expense or mileage allowance paid by the court.   (2) An employee subpoenaed to serve as a witness shall collect all fees and allowances payable as a result of the service and forward the fees to the appropriate accounting office. Witness fees must be applied against the amount due the employee from the employer. However, if an employee elects to use annual leave to serve as a witness, the employee may not be required to remit the witness fees to the employer. An employee is not required to remit to the employer any expense or mileage allowances paid by the court.   (3) Employers may request the court to excuse their employees from jury duty if they are needed for the proper operation of a unit of state or local government.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 476, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1010; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 568, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 125, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-18-620 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-620. Repealed

  2-18-620. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 185, L. 2009.   History: En. 59-1011, 59-1012 by Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 107, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1011, 59-1012; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 692, L. 1991.
MT Code § 2-18-621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-621. Unlawful termination -- unlawful payments

  2-18-621. Unlawful termination -- unlawful payments. (1) It is unlawful for an employer to terminate or separate an employee from employment in an attempt to circumvent the provisions of 2-18-611, 2-18-612, and 2-18-614. If a question arises under this subsection, it must be submitted to arbitration as provided in Title 27, chapter 5, as if an agreement described in 27-5-114 is in effect, unless there is an applicable collective bargaining agreement to the contrary.   (2) (a) An employee who terminates employment is entitled to receive only:   (i) payments for accumulated wages, vacation leave as provided in 2-18-617, sick leave as provided in 2-18-618, and compensatory time earned as provided in the rules or policies of the employer [or, in the case of an employee's death, as described in 2-18-623]; and   (ii) if the termination is the result of a reduction in force, severance pay and a retraining allowance as provided for in 2-18-622.   (b) An employee who terminates employment may not receive severance pay, a bonus, or any other type of monetary payment not described in subsection (2)(a)(i) or (2)(a)(ii).   (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to:   (a) retirement benefits;   (b) a payment, settlement, award, or judgment that involves a potential or actual cause of action, legal dispute, claim, grievance, contested case, or lawsuit; or   (c) any other payment authorized by law. (Bracketed language terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 10, Ch. 167, L. 2019.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 479, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1001(5); amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 684, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 341, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 167, L. 2019.
MT Code § 2-18-622 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-622. Reduction in force -- severance pay and retraining allowance required

  2-18-622. Reduction in force -- severance pay and retraining allowance required. 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.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 758, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 640, L. 1993; (3)En. Sec. 13, Ch. 640, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-18-623 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-623. Compensatory time death benefit

  2-18-623. (Temporary) Compensatory time death benefit. Compensatory time accumulated by an employee of a state agency as defined in 2-2-102 who dies in an accident while on the job and before being able to use the compensatory time must be converted at 100% of its value to a death benefit to be paid to the employee's beneficiary or estate. (Terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 10, Ch. 167, L. 2019.)   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 167, L. 2019.
MT Code § 2-18-624 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-624. and 2-18-625 reserved

  2-18-624 and 2-18-625 reserved.
MT Code § 2-18-626 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-626. Department of justice employees -- payment of compensation for time spent answering subpoena

  2-18-626. Department of justice employees -- payment of compensation for time spent answering subpoena. A department of justice employee must receive all regular duty pay and benefits for time spent answering a subpoena in a civil or criminal cause when called to testify in connection with the employee's official duties. The department of justice may bill the person or organization requesting issuance of the subpoena for reimbursement for the employee's time.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1987.
MT Code § 2-18-627 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-627. Paid leave for disaster relief volunteer service

  2-18-627. Paid leave for disaster relief volunteer service. (1) An agency may grant to a state employee up to 15 days in a calendar year of a paid leave of absence for the employee to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American red cross if:   (a) the employee is a certified American red cross disaster relief volunteer; and   (b) the American red cross has requested the employee's services.   (2) Leave time granted pursuant to this section:   (a) must be paid at the regular rate of compensation, including regular group, retirement, or leave accrual benefits, for the regular work hours during which the employee is absent from the employee's regular duties;   (b) commences upon approval of the employee's employing agency; and   (c) may not be charged against any other leave to which the employee is entitled.   (3) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Agency" has the meaning provided in 2-18-101.   (b) "Employee" means any person employed by an agency, except an elected official.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1999.
MT Code § 2-18-628 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-628. through 2-18-640 reserved

  2-18-628 through 2-18-640 reserved.
MT Code § 2-18-641 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 6. Leave Time|2-18-641. Exemption -- employees of certain county hospitals or rest homes and hospital districts

  2-18-641. Exemption -- employees of certain county hospitals or rest homes and hospital districts. (1) An employee of a county hospital or county rest home in a county having a taxable valuation of less than $30 million or an employee of a hospital district is exempt from the provisions of this part.   (2) For any reduction in leave benefits for an employee subject to subsection (1), there must be an increase in compensation or benefits.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 559, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, L. 2011.
MT Code § 2-18-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-705. Terminated

  2-18-705. Terminated. Sec. 14, Ch. 363, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 363, L. 2013.
MT Code § 2-18-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-706. through 2-18-710 reserved

  2-18-706 through 2-18-710 reserved.
MT Code § 2-18-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-711. Cooperative purchasing of employee benefit services and insurance products -- procedures

  2-18-711. Cooperative purchasing of employee benefit services and insurance products -- procedures. (1) To provide employee group benefits, an agency, as defined in 2-18-601, and the state compensation insurance fund may participate with other agencies, nonprofit organizations, or business entities and in voluntary disability insurance purchasing pools provided for under 33-22-1815 if the agency or the state fund determines that cooperative purchasing is in the agency's or the state fund's best interest.   (2) Cooperative purchases under this section may be conducted according to purchasing procedures developed by the participating parties if, for contracts valued at $20,000 a year or more, purchasing procedures, at a minimum, include:   (a) public notice in three major Montana newspapers of requirements for submitting bids or offers; and   (b) consideration of all submitted bids or offers.   (3) For purposes of this section, "employee" also means a schoolteacher or a member of the instructional or scientific staff of a community college.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 147, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 314, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 370, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-18-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-712. through 2-18-714 reserved

  2-18-712 through 2-18-714 reserved.
MT Code § 2-18-715 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-715. Legislative findings and purpose

  2-18-715. Legislative findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that:   (a) air ambulance services provide a necessary, and sometimes lifesaving, means of transporting Montanans experiencing health emergencies;   (b) Montanans desire adequate access to air ambulance services;   (c) in many cases the high charges assessed by out-of-network air ambulance services and limited insurer and health plan reimbursements have resulted in Montanans incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses; and   (d) the federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts states from enacting any law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier, which is interpreted as applying to air ambulance services.   (2) The purpose of 2-18-715 through 2-18-720 is to prevent Montanans from incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses in out-of-network air ambulance situations in a manner that is not preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-18-717 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-717. Disclosures by air ambulance service

  2-18-717. Disclosures by air ambulance service. An out-of-network nonhospital-controlled air ambulance service must disclose by July 1 of each year any relationships or financial arrangements with health care providers, insurers, or health plans. This includes but is not limited to employment arrangements, ownership interests, first call agreements, and board memberships. This information must be filed with the department of public health and human services and also posted prominently on the commissioner of insurance's website. The air ambulance service must ensure the continued accuracy of this information throughout the year by submitting written updates within 5 days of any changes to the information.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 231, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-18-718 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits|Part 7. Group Insurance Generally|2-18-718. Independent dispute resolution

  2-18-718. Independent dispute resolution. (1) If an insurer or health plan and air ambulance service enter into dispute resolution, the procedure in 2-18-719 is to be used to determine the fair market price of the services that are the subject of the claim.   (2) Payment of the fair market price calculated pursuant to 2-18-719 constitutes payment in full of the claim.   (3) A determination under this section is not binding on the insurer or health plan and the air ambulance service.   (4) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each party shall:   (a) bear its own attorney fees and costs incurred under the procedure provided in 2-18-719; and   (b) equally bear all fees and costs of the independent reviewer.   (5) As used in this section, "fair market price" means the value of the services provided as determined by the independent reviewer based on the factors provided in 2-18-719(6).   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 231, L. 2017.