49-3-207. Nondiscrimination provision in all public contracts. Every state or local contract or subcontract for construction of public buildings or for other public work or for goods or services must contain a provision that all hiring must be on the basis of merit and qualifications and a provision that there may not be discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or national origin by the persons performing the contract.

Terms Used In Montana Code 49-3-207

  • Age: means number of years since birth. See Montana Code 49-3-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Physical or mental disability: means :

    (i)a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities;

    (ii)a record of such an impairment; or

    (iii)a condition regarded as such an impairment. See Montana Code 49-3-101

  • Qualifications: means qualifications that are genuinely related to competent performance of the particular occupational task. See Montana Code 49-3-101
  • Sex: has the meaning provided in 1-1-201. See Montana Code 49-3-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201