(1) A high-quality work-based learning opportunity features a partnership between employers and schools or other educational providers to provide students with structured learning both in the classroom and at the employer's job site. It must include the following:

(a)  an agreement satisfying 20-7-307(1), MCA;

(b) paid wages;

(c) at the start of the student's employment, a minimum of two hours of safety instruction through a safety training program that is specific to the student's employment;

(d) compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to the student's employment; and

(e) academic credit. 

(2) A high-quality work-based learning opportunity is qualified upon completion, whether the term-limited educational program has concluded or not.