Montana § 2-18-701 - Definitions

§ 2-18-701. Definitions

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.