23-1-312. Eligibility for employment in program -- referrals. (1) To be eligible to participate in the Montana conservation corps program, a person must:
     (a) be a citizen of the state as defined in 1-1-402;
     (b) be 18 years of age or older to qualify for the adult corps and at least 16 years of age and under 22 years of age to qualify for the summer youth corps;
     (c) be capable of performing labor-intensive work; and
     (d) meet the requirement of the job service and the human resource development council, as defined in 53-10-501, for participation in job training programs, be assigned by the department of public health and human services as a youth under state supervision, be unemployed, or be accepted as an unpaid volunteer.
     (2) Eligibility for corpsmembers must be determined by local job service offices and summer youth program operators. If the number of corps positions is insufficient to place all eligible individuals who apply for participation in the program, the job service may, upon approval by the applicant, provide the name of an eligible individual to private sector employers or to job training programs requesting referrals.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 556, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 546, L. 1995.