39-7-103. Duties of department. The department of labor and industry shall:
(1) conduct studies about the changing employment needs and problems of women in Montana and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature;
(2) direct public attention to critical employment problems confronting women as wives, mothers, homemakers, and workers;
(3) serve as a clearinghouse for information and materials pertinent to programs and services available to assist and advise women on employment and related matters;
(4) cooperate with governmental departments and agencies primarily involved in curbing job discrimination and in the expansion of employment rights and opportunities available to the women of this state;
(5) conduct periodic conferences throughout the state to make women more aware of employment opportunities, programs, and services available to them;
(6) serve as the central, permanent agency for the coordination and evaluation of employment programs and services for women of the state and as a planning agency for the development of those services;
(7) encourage women's organizations and other groups to institute local self-help activities designed to meet women's employment and related needs;
(8) apply for and receive grants, appropriations, or gifts from any federal, state, or local agency, private foundation, or individual to carry out the purposes of this part.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 466, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 41-2402.
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