39-10-204. (Temporary) Authorized services. The authorized services provided under the Montana summer youth employment program include:
     (1) work experience, which includes planned, structured, work-based learning experiences that may occur in a nonprofit or for-profit, private or public sector workplace for a limited period of time. To the extent feasible, work experience must include contextual learning opportunities that integrate the development of general competencies with the development of academic skills.
     (2) basic and remedial education and preemployment and work maturity skills, including but not limited to the job corps, the work opportunity readiness component of the FAIM project, as defined in 53-2-902, youth corps programs, alternative or secondary schools, tutoring, mentoring, or study skills training, and instruction leading to the completion of secondary school, including dropout prevention strategies and leadership development opportunities;
     (3) classroom training, which may, to the extent feasible, include opportunities to apply knowledge and skills related to academic subjects pertaining to the work world;
     (4) support services, including transportation, child care, medical care, training-related personal supplies, and comprehensive guidance and counseling provided to individuals if the services are reasonable and necessary to enable a participant who cannot otherwise afford to pay for the services to participate. Comprehensive guidance and counseling may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling and referral.
     (5) educational linkages with appropriate educational agencies responsible for services to participants. Linkages may include arrangements to ensure that there is a regular exchange of information relating to the progress, problems, and needs of participants, including the results of assessments of the skill levels of participants. (Terminates September 15, 2003--sec. 9, Ch. 525, L. 2001.)

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 525, L. 2001.