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MT Code § 20-20-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-401. Trustees' election duties -- ballot certification

  20-20-401. Trustees' election duties -- ballot certification. (1) The trustees are the general supervisors of school elections unless the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election under 20-20-417.   (2) Not less than 30 days before an election, the clerk of the district shall certify the ballot by preparing a certified list of the names of all candidates entitled to be on the ballot subject to 13-37-126 and certifying the official wording for each ballot issue. The candidates' names must appear on the ballot in accordance with 13-12-203. The clerk shall arrange for printing the ballots. Ballots for absentee voting must be printed and available at least 20 days before the election. Names of candidates on school election ballots need not be rotated.   (3) Before the opening of the polls, the trustees shall cause each polling place to be supplied with the ballots and supplies necessary to conduct the election.   History: En. 75-6418 by Sec. 154, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6418; amd. Sec. 364, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 481, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 372, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 144, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 514, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 230, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 214, L. 2015.
MT Code § 20-20-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-402. Clerk of election judges and appointment for absent judge

  20-20-402. Clerk of election judges and appointment for absent judge. Before conducting the school election and on the day of the election, the judges shall designate one of their number to act as clerk of such election. If any of the judges appointed by the trustees are not present at the time for the opening of the poll, the electors present at that time may appoint a qualified elector for such election to act in the place of the absent judge.   History: En. 75-6419 by Sec. 155, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6419.
MT Code § 20-20-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-403. through 20-20-409 reserved

  20-20-403 through 20-20-409 reserved.
MT Code § 20-20-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-410. Oath of judges

  20-20-410. Oath of judges. Before votes are cast, the school election judges shall take and subscribe the official oath prescribed by the constitution. The election judges may administer the oath to each other.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 372, L. 1987.
MT Code § 20-20-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-411. Conduct of election

  20-20-411. Conduct of election. Election judges shall conduct school elections in a manner that ensures a fair and unbiased determination of the matters put before the electorate and see that each elector has an adequate opportunity to cast the elector's vote.   History: En. 75-6421 by Sec. 157, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6421; amd. Sec. 365, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 329, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-20-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-412. Repealed

  20-20-412. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. 75-6416 by Sec. 152, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6416(part).
MT Code § 20-20-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-413. Repealed

  20-20-413. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. 75-6422 by Sec. 158, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6422(1), (2).
MT Code § 20-20-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-414. Repealed

  20-20-414. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. 75-6422 by Sec. 158, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6422(3) thru (6).
MT Code § 20-20-415 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-415. Trustees to canvass votes

  20-20-415. Trustees to canvass votes. At the first regular or special meeting of the trustees conducted after the receipt of the certified tally sheets of any school election from all the polls of the district, the trustees shall canvass the vote.   History: En. 75-6423 by Sec. 159, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6423(part); amd. Sec. 366, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 20-20-416 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-416. Certificate of election

  20-20-416. Certificate of election. After the canvass of the total votes cast, the trustees shall issue a certificate of election. In the case of a trustee election, either by vote or by acclamation, the certificate must be issued to the elected trustee and the county superintendent designating the term of the trustee position to which the trustee has been elected. In the case of an election on a proposition, the trustees shall issue a certificate specifying the outcome of the election. The certificate must be issued to the official or public body that ordered the election within 25 days after the election. When the election has been ordered by resolution of the trustees, the canvassed results must be published immediately in a newspaper that will give notice to the largest number of people of the district.   History: En. 75-6423 by Sec. 159, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6423(part); amd. Sec. 367, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 154, L. 2019.
MT Code § 20-20-417 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-417. Request for county election administrator to conduct election

  20-20-417. Request for county election administrator to conduct election. (1) By June 1 of each year, the trustees of a district may request the county election administrator to conduct certain school elections during the ensuing school fiscal year. The request must be made by a resolution of the board of trustees.   (2) Whenever the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the administrator shall:   (a) perform the duties imposed on the trustees and the clerk of the district for school elections in 20-20-203, 20-20-313, and 20-20-401; and   (b) deliver to the trustees, for the purpose of canvassing the vote, the certified tally sheets and other items as provided in 13-15-301.   (3) Whenever the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the school district shall pay the costs of the election as provided in 13-1-302.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 481, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 330, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 20-20-418 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-418. Tie votes

  20-20-418. Tie votes. If a tie vote occurs among the candidates for a school trustee position, the trustees shall appoint one of the candidates who tied to fill the office as in other cases of vacancy.   History: En. Sec. 57, Ch. 297, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-20-419 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-419. reserved

  20-20-419 reserved.
MT Code § 20-20-420 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-420. School recount board -- duties -- composition

  20-20-420. School recount board -- duties -- composition. (1) There is a school recount board. If a school election requires a recount pursuant to 13-16-201, the school recount board shall perform the recount following the procedures for a recount board as provided in Title 13, chapter 16.   (2) (a) The school recount board must consist of three members of the board of trustees of the school district for which the school election took place.   (b) If there are more than three members of the board of trustees, the presiding officer of the board of trustees shall appoint three trustees to serve as school recount board members. If the presiding officer of the board of trustees is a candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted, another trustee chosen by majority vote shall serve as the presiding officer for purposes of appointing the school recount board members.   (c) If one or more of the trustees appointed to the school recount board cannot serve or cannot attend when the school recount board meets, the presiding officer shall appoint one or more remaining trustees to serve. If there is an insufficient number of trustees to serve on the school recount board, the presiding officer may appoint the school district clerk or the clerk's designee or the county superintendent or the superintendent's designee to serve as the remaining member or members.   (d) A candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted may not be a member of the school recount board.   (e) The school district clerk is secretary of the school recount board, and the board may appoint school district employees or hire any additional clerks as needed.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 347, L. 2013.
MT Code § 20-20-421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 20. School Elections|Part 4. Election Procedure|20-20-421. Voting systems

  20-20-421. Voting systems. Whenever a voting system, as defined in 13-1-101, is available to a district, the voting system may be used for a school election if the voting system has been approved pursuant to 13-17-101 and if the election administrator complies with the provisions of Title 13, chapter 17. In construing the provisions of that chapter, the "county governing body" and the "election administrator" are, for the purposes of this section, considered to refer to trustees and "county" is considered to refer to district.   History: En. 75-6417 by Sec. 153, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6417; amd. Sec. 368, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 414, L. 2003.
MT Code § 20-25-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-101. Antidiscrimination

  20-25-101. Antidiscrimination. The Montana university system shall instruct all individuals on equal terms.   History: En. 75-8401 by Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8401; amd. Sec. 331, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-25-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-102. Prohibition against use of name of system

  20-25-102. Prohibition against use of name of system. (1) The state has the exclusive right to the name "the Montana university system".   (2) No other institution of learning or corporation may use the name "the Montana university system" or similar name.   (3) The attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state against any person, association, or corporation using the same or similar name.   (4) The penalty for violation of this section shall be the dissolution of the corporation and a fine in a sum not exceeding $500 or less than $100.   History: En. 75-8404 by Sec. 4, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8404.
MT Code § 20-25-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-103. Authority to accept gifts

  20-25-103. Authority to accept gifts. On behalf of the state, the regents may accept all gifts or grants of any kind for the use of any of the units of the university system. Gifts or grants subject to specific provisions shall be accepted and used subject to the terms of the gift or grant.   History: En. 75-8429 by Sec. 29, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8429.
MT Code § 20-25-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-104. Supplementary conservation education in university system

  20-25-104. Supplementary conservation education in university system. (1) To supplement the broad conservation program in the elementary and secondary schools, the units of the university system shall make available to all students in teacher preparatory courses basic instruction in conservation education.   (2) The units at Bozeman and Missoula shall include instruction in conservation in their community or public service programs.   History: En. 75-8803 by Sec. 59, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8803.
MT Code § 20-25-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-105. Repealed

  20-25-105. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 21, L. 1985.   History: En. 75-8804 by Sec. 60, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8804.
MT Code § 20-25-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-106. Repealed

  20-25-106. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 428, L. 1983.   History: En. 75-8805 by Sec. 61, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8805.
MT Code § 20-25-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-107. Regulation of award of degrees -- penalty

  20-25-107. Regulation of award of degrees -- penalty. (1) No person, corporation, association, or institution shall issue any degree or such similar literary honors as are usually granted by universities or colleges without the prior approval of the regents of the adequacy of the course of study.   (2) This section does not apply to any educational institution accredited by an educational accrediting association whose accrediting is found by the regents to be generally recognized by state and other universities in the United States.   (3) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.   History: En. 75-8502 by Sec. 31, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8502.
MT Code § 20-25-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-108. Research programs -- powers of units

  20-25-108. Research programs -- powers of units. (1) The units of the system are authorized, singly or in cooperation, to engage in research and development programs with the prior approval of the regents.   (2) Such programs may be conducted by any department of a unit or any organization established to assist the unit. A unit or organization may:   (a) contract with private organizations, companies, firms, or individuals relative to research programs;   (b) conduct research programs with the penal, corrective, or custodial institutions of Montana and engage the voluntary participation of the inmates with the prior approval of the governing board of the institution;   (c) accept contributions, grants, or gifts from private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments for research programs;   (d) make agreements or cooperative undertakings with private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments for research programs;   (e) match the funds of private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments with available funds for research programs;   (f) accumulate, invest, and expend the funds and proceeds from research programs;   (g) acquire real and personal property reasonably required for research programs;   (h) not divert funds, proceeds, or real and personal property from the research programs; and   (i) not charge or obligate the state of Montana or the general funds or a unit or agency.   (3) The legislature declares a public need for scientific research in the units of the system to promote the general welfare and to provide an adequate defense for the United States.   History: En. 75-8801 by Sec. 57, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8801.
MT Code § 20-25-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-109. Authorized university system employee or individual activities

  20-25-109. Authorized university system employee or individual activities. (1) A Montana university system employee who, as part of the employee's authorized work for the university system, conceives, creates, discovers, invents, or develops intellectual property may:   (a) if approved by the board of regents, own or be awarded equity interest or participation in the intellectual property; or   (b) if approved by the board of regents, serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board of or as a director, officer, or employee of a business entity that:   (i) has an agreement with the university system or with any other Montana state agency or political subdivision that relates to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of that intellectual property; or   (ii) shares an ownership interest in the intellectual property with the university system.   (2) An individual, at the request of and on behalf of the university system, may serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board of a business entity that:   (a) has an agreement with the university system or with any other Montana state agency or political subdivision that relates to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of the individual's intellectual property; or   (b) shares an ownership interest in the intellectual property with the university system.   (3) For purposes of this section, "intellectual property" means inventions, discoveries, and creations that may be eligible for copyright or patent. The term also includes other economic development activity of a proprietary nature, including but not limited to business practices, ideas, processes, or arrangements that may not be eligible for either patent or copyright but for which the possibility of profitable commercialization exists.   (4) An employee or individual included under the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) shall report the name of the business entity with which the employee or individual is affiliated to the commissioner of higher education and to the appropriate person within the unit of the university system at which the person is employed or on behalf of which the individual is serving.   (5) The provisions of 2-2-104, 2-2-105, 2-2-121, and 2-2-201 do not apply to this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 379, L. 2001.
MT Code § 20-25-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 1. University System -- General|20-25-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity

  20-25-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity. (1) The entity that transfers title to a construction project constructed as part of a public education program shall disclose the fact that the construction project was constructed as part of a public education program on at least one document, form, or application executed prior to or contemporaneously with an offer for the purchase, sale, rental, or lease of the construction project. The disclosure provided for in this subsection must be in the following form or in a substantially similar form: "Student Construction Project: This property was constructed as part of a public education program and was in whole or in part constructed by students. The school district or public postsecondary institution responsible for the education program is not liable for civil damages resulting from construction projects constructed as part of a public education program except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct."   (2) Except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a school district or public postsecondary institution is not liable for civil damages resulting from a construction project constructed as part of a public education program if the disclosure required in subsection (1) is made.   (3) As used in this section, "public education program" means a program operated by a public school or a public postsecondary institution.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-25-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-201. Units constituting university system

  20-25-201. Units constituting university system. The Montana university system is composed of the following units, each designated by its legal name:   (1) The university of Montana, with campuses at the following locations:   (a) Missoula;   (b) Butte;   (c) Dillon; and   (d) Helena.   (2) Montana state university, with campuses located at the following locations:   (a) Bozeman;   (b) Billings;   (c) Havre; and   (d) Great Falls.   History: En. 75-8403 by Sec. 3, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8403; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-202. through 20-25-204 reserved

  20-25-202 through 20-25-204 reserved.
MT Code § 20-25-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-205. Purpose of university -- law and forestry schools

  20-25-205. Purpose of university -- law and forestry schools. (1) The university of Montana-Missoula shall have for its purpose instruction in all the departments of science, in literature, in the arts, and in industrial and professional education.   (2) A law school is established at the university of Montana-Missoula.   (3) A forestry school is established at the university of Montana-Missoula.   History: En. 75-8405 by Sec. 5, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8405; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-206. Departments and courses of university of Montana-Missoula

  20-25-206. Departments and courses of university of Montana-Missoula. (1) The departments of the university are:   (a) a preparatory department, which may be dissolved as the regents deem wise, containing courses designed to prepare a student for the regular department;   (b) a department of literature, science, and the arts, offering courses which shall include:   (i) mathematics, physical and natural sciences, with their application to the industrial arts;   (ii) languages, literature, history, and philosophy; and   (iii) other courses at the regents' discretion; and   (c) professional and technical departments.   (2) When the income of the university allows and demands require, the courses may form departments with a faculty and an appropriate title.   History: En. 75-8406 by Sec. 6, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8406; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-207. Bureau of government research -- purpose -- funding

  20-25-207. Bureau of government research -- purpose -- funding. (1) There is a bureau of government research at the university of Montana-Missoula. The purpose of the bureau is to facilitate research and publication in the area of state and local government and to maintain a liaison between political scientists and government officials through the exchange of information.   (2) The bureau of government research may:   (a) receive and administer gifts, donations, and bequests;   (b) contract with individuals, organizations, and governmental agencies for cooperative endeavors; and   (c) apply for and receive grants from public and private agencies.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 443, L. 1993; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.