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MT Code § 20-6-631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-631. When contracts for architectural services required

  20-6-631. When contracts for architectural services required. Whenever the trustees of a school district determine that the building, furnishing, repairing, or other work for the benefit of a school district exceeds $150,000 and requires architectural services under Title 37, chapter 65, the trustees of the school district shall contract for those services.   History: En. 75-6815 by Sec. 1, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6815; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1997.
MT Code § 20-6-632 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-632. Repealed

  20-6-632. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 422, L. 1979.   History: En. 75-6816 by Sec. 2, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6816.
MT Code § 20-6-633 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-633. Hiring for architectural services authorized

  20-6-633. Hiring for architectural services authorized. If the trustees determine pursuant to 20-6-631 that architectural services are necessary, the trustees shall hire a licensed architect for the architectural services as described by the school district's scope of the work. In the event that the trustees and the architect are unable to negotiate a fair and reasonable fee, the trustees may select another architect if the trustees again give reasonable notice of their selection.   History: En. 75-6817 by Sec. 3, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6817; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 1997.
MT Code § 20-6-634 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-634. Tentative and final proposals -- public meetings

  20-6-634. Tentative and final proposals -- public meetings. Following the awarding of the contract, the trustees shall meet as often as necessary with the architectural firm to review the firm's plans and proposals. At least two of these meetings, one to review the firm's preliminary plans and one to review the firm's final proposals, shall be public meetings held after the trustees have given reasonable public notice. At these meetings the trustees shall consider any questions and testimony from the public.   History: En. 75-6818 by Sec. 4, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6818.
MT Code § 20-6-635 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-635. Contracts with Montana firms encouraged

  20-6-635. Contracts with Montana firms encouraged. The trustees are encouraged but not required to award architectural contracts to firms based or operating in Montana.   History: En. 75-6819 by Sec. 5, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6819.
MT Code § 20-6-636 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-636. Prohibition against contingent fees -- penalty

  20-6-636. Prohibition against contingent fees -- penalty. (1) Each contract entered into by a school district for architectural services shall contain a prohibition against contingent fees as follows: "The architectural firm warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide full-time employee, to solicit or secure this agreement and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company, corporation, individual, or firm, other than a bona fide full-time employee, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration, contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this agreement." Upon the breach or violation of this prohibition, the trustees shall have the right to terminate the agreement without liability and, at their discretion, to deduct from the contract price or otherwise recover the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, gift, or consideration.   (2) Any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, or company, other than a bona fide full-time employee, is prohibited from offering, agreeing, or contracting to solicit or secure school district contracts for architectural services for any other individual, company, corporation, partnership, or firm.   (3) A public official or employee is prohibited from soliciting or securing, whether for consideration or not, a contract for professional services for another.   (4) A person convicted of violating subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.   History: En. 75-6820 by Sec. 6, Ch. 370, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6820.
MT Code § 20-6-637 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-637. through 20-6-639 reserved

  20-6-637 through 20-6-639 reserved.
MT Code § 20-6-640 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 6. School Property|20-6-640. Long-term loans

  20-6-640. Long-term loans. School districts that experience a disaster that destroys school property to the extent of rendering the property unfit for its present school use may apply for long-term loans for use in replacing school property under the provisions of Title 17, chapter 5, part 16.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 585, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-6-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-701. K-12 school districts required -- definition -- procedure for creation -- exception

  20-6-701. K-12 school districts required -- definition -- procedure for creation -- exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), each elementary district with the same district boundaries as a high school district shall attach to the high school district for the purpose of establishing a K-12 school district.   (2) For the purposes of this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "K-12 school district" means a high school district with an elementary district that has been attached to the high school district under the procedures provided in this section, with the high school district remaining an organized district under the provisions of 20-6-101 and other provisions of law and the elementary district becoming an inactive district under the provisions of 20-6-101.   (3) The attachment of an elementary district to a high school district to form a K-12 school district must be conducted under the following procedure:   (a) The trustees of each district shall pass a resolution requesting the county superintendent to order an attachment involving their districts.   (b) When the county superintendent receives a resolution from each of the districts, the county superintendent shall, within 10 days after receipt of the last resolution, order the attachment of the elementary district to the high school district to take effect on July 1 of the ensuing school fiscal year. Within 30 days of the order, the county superintendent shall send a copy of the order to the board of county commissioners, the trustees of the districts included in the attachment order, and the superintendent of public instruction.   (4) This section does not apply to a school district receiving federal impact aid funding, as provided in 20 U.S.C. 7701, et seq., if creation or continuation of a K-12 district has resulted in or will result in the loss of federal impact aid funding.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 555, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 22, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1997.
MT Code § 20-6-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-702. Funding for K-12 school districts

  20-6-702. Funding for K-12 school districts. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) through (6), a K-12 school district formed under the provisions of 20-6-701 is subject to the provisions of law for high school districts.   (2) The number of elected trustees of the K-12 school district must be based on the classification of the attached elementary district under the provisions of 20-3-341 and 20-3-351.   (3) Calculations for the following must be made separately for the elementary school program and the high school program of a K-12 school district:   (a) the calculation of ANB for purposes of determining the total per-ANB entitlements must be in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-311;   (b) the basic county tax for elementary equalization and revenue for the elementary BASE funding program for the district must be determined in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-331, and the basic county tax for high school equalization and revenue for the high school BASE funding program for the district must be determined in accordance with 20-9-333;   (c) the guaranteed tax base aid for BASE funding program purposes for a K-12 school district must be calculated separately, using each district's guaranteed tax base ratio, as defined in 20-9-366. The BASE budget levy to be levied for the K-12 school district must be prorated based on the ratio of the BASE funding program amounts for elementary school programs to the BASE funding program amounts for high school programs.   (d) the levy authority limits under 20-9-502(3) and the corresponding state school major maintenance aid under 20-9-525(3) for a K-12 school district must be calculated separately for the K-12 school district's elementary and high school programs in the same manner as those limits and aid would be calculated if the K-12 school district consisted of a separate elementary and high school district.   (4) The retirement obligation and eligibility for retirement guaranteed tax base aid for a K-12 school district must be calculated and funded as a high school district retirement obligation under the provisions of 20-9-501.   (5) For the purposes of budgeting for a K-12 school district, the trustees shall adopt a single fund for any of the budgeted or nonbudgeted funds described in 20-9-201 for the costs of operating all grades and programs of the district.   (6) Tuition for attendance in the K-12 school district must be determined separately for high school pupils and for elementary pupils under the provisions of 20-5-320 through 20-5-324, except that the actual expenditures used for calculations in 20-5-323 must be based on an amount prorated between the elementary and high school programs in the appropriate funds of each district in the year prior to the attachment of the districts.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 555, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 563, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 22, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 404, L. 2017.
MT Code § 20-6-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-703. Transitions after formation of K-12 school district

  20-6-703. Transitions after formation of K-12 school district. (1) When an attachment order for a K-12 school district becomes effective on July 1 under the provisions of 20-6-701:   (a) the county superintendent shall order the trustees to execute all necessary and appropriate deeds, bills of sale, or other instruments for the conveyance of title to all real and personal property of the elementary district to the high school district;   (b) the trustees of the elementary district shall entrust the minutes of the board of trustees, the elementary district documents, and other records to the high school district to which it is attached; and   (c) the county treasurer shall transfer all end-of-the-year warrants and fund balances of the attached elementary district to the similar funds established for the K-12 school district in the high school district.   (2) All taxes levied by and revenue due from a previous school fiscal year to an elementary district attached to a high school district must be payable to the appropriate fund of the high school district.   (3) The previous year's general fund budget amounts for the elementary district and the high school district that form a K-12 school district must be combined to determine the budget limitation for the ensuing school fiscal year pursuant to 20-9-308.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 555, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 403, L. 1997.
MT Code § 20-6-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-705. through 20-6-710 reserved

  20-6-705 through 20-6-710 reserved.
MT Code § 20-6-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-711. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for noncertified employees

  20-6-711. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for noncertified employees. (1) Whenever an elementary district is attached to a high school district to form a K-12 school district under the provisions of 20-6-701, a district superintendent, principal, teacher, or other certified employee of the elementary district who has a right of tenure under Montana law continues to have tenure in the K-12 district and the board of trustees of the high school district in which the person will perform duties shall recognize and give effect to the right of tenure.   (2) A noncertified, nonprobationary employee of an elementary district that is attached to a high school district to form a K-12 district must be given preference in hiring for any position with the K-12 district for which the employee has substantially equal qualifications and, upon acceptance of a position, may not be given probationary status.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 555, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-6-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 7. K-12 School Districts|20-6-712. Repealed

  20-6-712. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 194, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 555, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-101. Standards of accreditation

  20-7-101. Standards of accreditation. (1) Standards of accreditation for all schools must be adopted by the board of public education upon the recommendations of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent shall develop recommendations in accordance with subsection (2). The recommendations presented to the board must include an economic impact statement, as described in 2-4-405, prepared in consultation with the negotiated rulemaking committee under subsection (2).  (2) The accreditation standards recommended by the superintendent of public instruction must be developed through the negotiated rulemaking process under Title 2, chapter 5, part 1. The superintendent may form a negotiated rulemaking committee for accreditation standards to consider multiple proposals. The negotiated rulemaking committee may not exist for longer than 2 years. The committee must represent the diverse circumstances of schools of all sizes across the state and must include representatives from the following groups:   (a) school district trustees;   (b) school administrators;   (c) teachers;   (d) school business officials;   (e) parents; and   (f) taxpayers.   (3) Prior to adoption or amendment of any accreditation standard, the board shall submit each proposal, including the economic impact statement required under subsection (1), to the education interim committee for review at least 1 month in advance of a scheduled committee meeting. Information provided during an interim must be provided to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210.   (4) Unless the expenditures by school districts required under the proposal are determined by the education interim committee to be insubstantial expenditures that can be readily absorbed into the budgets of existing district programs, the board may not implement the standard until July 1 following the next regular legislative session and shall request that the same legislature fund implementation of the proposed standard.   (5) Standards for the retention of school records must be as provided in 20-1-212.   History: En. 75-7501 by Sec. 372, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7501; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 543, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 208, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 379, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 20-7-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-102. Accreditation of schools

  20-7-102. Accreditation of schools. (1) The conditions under which each elementary school, each middle school, each junior high school, 7th and 8th grades funded at high school rates, and each high school operates must be reviewed by the superintendent of public instruction to determine compliance with the standards of accreditation. The accreditation status of each school must then be established by the board of public education upon the recommendation of the superintendent of public instruction. Notification of the accreditation status for the applicable school year or years must be given to each district by the superintendent of public instruction.   (2) A school may be accredited for a period consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 school years, except that multiyear accreditation may be granted only to schools that are in compliance with 20-4-101.   (3) A nonpublic school may, through its governing body, request that the board of public education accredit the school. Nonpublic schools may be accredited in the same manner as provided in subsection (1).   (4) As used in this section, "7th and 8th grades funded at high school rates" means an elementary school district or K-12 district elementary program whose 7th and 8th grades are funded as provided in 20-9-306(15)(c)(ii).   History: En. 75-7502 by Sec. 373, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 352, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7502; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 270, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 73, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 3, 4, Ch. 462, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 4, Sp. L. December 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 418, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 400, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 275, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 336, L. 2017.
MT Code § 20-7-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-103. Montana pathway to excellence program -- purpose

  20-7-103. Montana pathway to excellence program -- purpose. (1) Sections 20-7-103 and 20-7-104 may be known as the pathway to excellence program.   (2) The purpose of the pathway to excellence program is to promote educational excellence in Montana's public schools through data-driven decisionmaking.   (3) It is the intent of the program that Montana K-12 public education remain focused on continuous improvement and increased academic achievement for students in public schools.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 418, L. 2011.
MT Code § 20-7-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-105. K-12 data task force

  20-7-105. K-12 data task force. (1) There is a K-12 data task force established by the office of public instruction.   (2) The K-12 data task force is composed of:   (a) The presiding officer and vice presiding officer of the senate and house standing committees on education and the presiding officer and vice presiding officer of the joint subcommittee for education that deals with appropriations or their designees;   (b) additional positions appointed by the majority vote of the presiding officers and vice presiding officers referred to in subsection (2)(a), as follows:   (i) three elected school board trustees consisting of one each from a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district;   (ii) three school administrators consisting of one each employed by a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district;   (iii) three teachers consisting of one each employed by a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district;   (iv) three technology staff consisting of one each employed by a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district;   (v) six parents, consisting of one parent of an elementary pupil currently enrolled in each of a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district and one parent of a high school pupil currently enrolled in each of a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district; and   (vi) three school district clerks, as provided in 20-3-325, consisting of one each employed by a class 1, class 2, and class 3 school district.   (3) The K-12 data task force shall serve in an advisory capacity to the office of public instruction. The task force shall review, monitor, and provide input and guidance in enhancing the statewide K-12 data system pursuant to 20-7-104.   (4) Unless otherwise provided by law, each member is entitled to be paid $50 for each day in which the member is engaged in the performance of duties under this section and is also entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, incurred while in the performance of task force duties. Members who are full-time salaried officers or employees of this state or of a political subdivision of this state are not entitled to be compensated for their service as members except when they perform their task force duties outside their regular working hours or during hours charged against their leave time, but those members are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 400, L. 2013.
MT Code § 20-7-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-107. through 20-7-110 reserved

  20-7-107 through 20-7-110 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-111. Instruction in public schools

  20-7-111. Instruction in public schools. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the board of public education shall define and specify the basic instructional program for pupils in public schools, and this program must be set forth in the standards of accreditation. Other instruction may be given when approved by the board of trustees.  (2) The trustees of a school district shall ensure that all pupils in grades 3 through 12 receive instruction about the United States constitution and the pledge of allegiance.   History: En. 75-7503.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7503.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 239, L. 2021.
MT Code § 20-7-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 1. Accreditation and Curriculum|20-7-112. Sectarian publications prohibited and prayer permitted

  20-7-112. Sectarian publications prohibited and prayer permitted. A publication of a sectarian or denominational character may not be distributed in any school. Instruction may not be given advocating sectarian or denominational doctrines. However, any teacher, principal, or superintendent may open the school day with a prayer. This section does not prohibit a school library from including the Bible or other religious material having cultural, historical, or educational significance.   History: En. 75-7521 by Sec. 392, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7521; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 367, L. 1989.