Montana HB381: Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings

What the bill says

An act generally revising laws regarding student employment for high school credit in public schools and nonpublic schools; providing that students 16 years of age or older may earn credit toward high school graduation through employment on a paid or voluntary basis in certain care settings; allowing a public high school or nonpublic high school to impose conditions and requirements on work performed to qualify for high school credit; providing definitions; and providing an effective date.

From the engrossed text:

AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS REGARDING STUDENT EMPLOYMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING THAT STUDENTS 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER MAY EARN CREDIT TOWARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT ON A PAID OR VOLUNTARY BASIS IN CERTAIN CARE SETTINGS; ALLOWING A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ON WORK PERFORMED TO QUALIFY FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Credit for employment -- congregate-care facilities, child-care facilities, and schoolage programs. (1) A student who is 16 years of age or older at a public school or nonpublic school and who is employed on a paid or voluntary basis at a congregate-care facility, child-care facility, or school-age program may earn one unit of credit for graduation for every 8,100 minutes worked at the congregate-care facility, childcare facility, or school-age program. (2) The public school or nonpublic school shall develop a written application for the student seeking credit under this section. The application form must include the following (b) the name, address, and contact information for the congregate-care facility, child-care facility, or school-age program at which the student is employed; (c) the name of an individual supervising the student at the congregate-care facility, child-care facility, or school-age program; (d) a description of the …

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