Section 39-7-103 - Duties of departmentThe 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.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 466, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 41-2402.