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MT Code § 20-7-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-413. Repealed

  20-7-413. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 356, L. 1993.   History: En. 75-7807 by Sec. 425, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 123, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 93, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7807.
MT Code § 20-7-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-414. Determination of children in need and type of special education needed

  20-7-414. Determination of children in need and type of special education needed. (1) The determination of the children requiring special education and the type of special education needed by these children is the responsibility of the school district, and the determination must be made in compliance with the procedures established in the rules of the superintendent of public instruction. The school district shall make available a free appropriate public education, in accordance with 20-7-411, to all children who are eligible under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and who reside in the school district.   (2) The trustees of a school district shall establish and implement policies and procedures for the conduct of special education that are consistent with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and with state laws and rules of the board of public education and the superintendent of public instruction.   History: En. 75-7811 by Sec. 429, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7811; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 618, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 249, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 356, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 255, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-415 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-415. Repealed

  20-7-415. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 356, L. 1993.   History: En. 75-7817 by Sec. 4, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7817; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 249, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-416 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-416. through 20-7-418 reserved

  20-7-416 through 20-7-418 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-419 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-419. Rules

  20-7-419. Rules. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules for the implementation of 20-7-420, 20-7-421, 20-7-422, 20-7-435, and 20-7-436, including but not limited to:   (1) the calculation of tuition under 20-7-420;   (2) the calculation and distribution of funds under 20-7-435; and   (3) the determination of responsibilities of children's psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment facilities, and public schools.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 375, L. 1993.
MT Code § 20-7-420 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-420. Residency requirements -- financial responsibility for special education

  20-7-420. Residency requirements -- financial responsibility for special education. (1) Except for a pupil attending the Montana youth challenge program or a job corps program pursuant to 20-9-707, a child's district of residence for special education purposes must be determined in accordance with the provisions of 1-1-215.  (2) The superintendent of public instruction is financially responsible for a portion of tuition and transportation as established under 20-5-323 and 20-5-324 for a child with a disability, as defined in 20-7-401, who attends school outside the district of residence because the student has been placed in a foster care or group home licensed by the state. The superintendent of public instruction is not financially responsible for tuition and transportation for a child who is placed by a state agency in an out-of-state public school or an out-of-state private residential facility.   (3) A state agency that makes a placement of a child with a disability is responsible for the financial costs of room and board and the treatment of the child. The state agency that makes an out-of-state placement of a child with a disability is responsible for the education fees required to provide a free appropriate public education that complies with the requirements of Title 20, chapter 7, part 4.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 470, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 765, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 375, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 563, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 529, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 99(4), Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 343, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 132, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 255, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 463, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 211, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 371, L. 2021.
MT Code § 20-7-421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-421. Arranging attendance in another district in lieu of a special education program -- tuition

  20-7-421. Arranging attendance in another district in lieu of a special education program -- tuition. (1) In accordance with a placement decision made by persons determining an individualized education program for a child with a disability, the trustees may arrange for the attendance of a child in need of special education and related services in another district within the state of Montana.   (2) Tuition and transportation as required under 20-5-323 may be charged as provided in 20-7-420.   History: En. 75-7808 by Sec. 426, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7808; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 470, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 481, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 661, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 765, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 375, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 563, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 99(4), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-422 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-422. Out-of-state placement of child with disability -- payment of costs

  20-7-422. Out-of-state placement of child with disability -- payment of costs. (1) In accordance with a placement made by persons determining an individualized education program for a child with a disability, the trustees of a district may arrange for the attendance of the child in a special education program offered outside of the state of Montana.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), when the persons determining the individualized education program of a child with a disability who is in need of special education recommend placement in an out-of-state private residential facility, the trustees of the district of residence shall negotiate the amount and manner of payment of all costs associated with the placement.   (3) Whenever a child with a disability who is in need of special education and related services is placed by a state agency in an out-of-state residential facility, the state agency making the placement shall pay the education costs resulting from the placement.   (4) The state agency shall place the child with a disability in a facility that will provide the child with a free appropriate public education that complies with the requirements of Title 20, chapter 7, part 4.   History: En. 75-7809 by Sec. 427, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 140, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7809; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 661, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 765, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 375, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 563, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 458, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 529, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 99(4), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-423 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-423. Repealed

  20-7-423. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 765, L. 1991.   History: En. 75-7809.1 by Sec. 11, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7809.1; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 661, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 249, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-424. No tuition when attending state institution

  20-7-424. No tuition when attending state institution. Whenever a child is attending a state-funded institution in Montana, the resident district or county is not required to pay tuition to the state institution for the child, but whenever at the recommendation of institution officials the child attends classes conducted by a school within a local district, the district or county where the parents or guardian of the child maintains legal residence shall pay tuition to the district operating the school in accordance with the provisions of 20-5-321 or 20-7-421, whichever section applies to the circumstances of the child. Transportation payments must be made for students enrolled in any school district classes or receiving training, including summer sessions, at the state institution. The schedule of transportation payments must be approved in accordance with existing transportation payment schedules and must be approved by the county transportation committee and the superintendent of public instruction.   History: En. 75-7810 by Sec. 428, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 282, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 45, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 91, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7810; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 563, L. 1993.
MT Code § 20-7-425 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-425. through 20-7-430 reserved

  20-7-425 through 20-7-430 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-432 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-432. through 20-7-434 reserved

  20-7-432 through 20-7-434 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-436 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-436. Definitions

  20-7-436. Definitions. For the purposes of 20-7-435 and this section, the following definitions apply:   (1) (a) "Children's psychiatric hospital" means a freestanding hospital in Montana that:   (i) has the primary purpose of providing clinical care for children and youth whose clinical diagnosis and resulting treatment plan require in-house residential psychiatric care; and   (ii) is accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations, the standards of the centers for medicare and medicaid services, or other comparable accreditation.   (b) The term does not include programs for children and youth for whom the treatment of chemical dependency is the primary reason for treatment.   (2) "Eligible child" means a Montana resident child or youth who is less than 19 years of age and who has an emotional problem that is so severe that the child or youth has been placed in a children's psychiatric hospital or residential treatment facility for inpatient treatment of emotional problems.   (3) (a) "Residential treatment facility" means a facility in the state that:   (i) provides services for children or youth with emotional disturbances;   (ii) operates for the primary purpose of providing residential psychiatric care to individuals under 21 years of age;   (iii) is licensed by the department of public health and human services; and   (iv) participates in the Montana medicaid program for psychiatric facilities or programs providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age; or   (v) notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (3)(a)(iii) and (3)(a)(iv), has received a certificate of need from the department of public health and human services pursuant to Title 50, chapter 5, part 3, prior to January 1, 1993.   (b) The term does not include programs for children and youth for whom the treatment of chemical dependency is the primary reason for treatment.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 765, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 375, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 479, L. 2003.
MT Code § 20-7-437 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-437. Renumbered 20-5-316

  20-7-437. Renumbered 20-5-316. Sec. 21, Ch. 563, L. 1993.
MT Code § 20-7-438 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-438. through 20-7-440 reserved

  20-7-438 through 20-7-440 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-441 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-441. Repealed

  20-7-441. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 255, L. 2005.   History: En. 75-7814 by Sec. 432, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7814.
MT Code § 20-7-442 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-442. Repealed

  20-7-442. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 255, L. 2005.   History: En. 75-7815 by Sec. 433, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7815; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 711, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 9, Sp. L. July 1992.
MT Code § 20-7-443 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-443. Financial assistance special education services for children under 6 years of age

  20-7-443. Financial assistance special education services for children under 6 years of age. Any district providing special education services for children under 6 years of age is eligible for financial assistance in accordance with 20-7-431 and for transportation reimbursement in accordance with Title 20, chapters 7 and 10, and rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.   History: En. 75-7816 by Sec. 434, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 122, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 539, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7816; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 255, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-444 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-444. through 20-7-450 reserved

  20-7-444 through 20-7-450 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-451 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-451. Authorization to create full service education cooperatives

  20-7-451. Authorization to create full service education cooperatives. (1) A school district may contract with one or more other school districts to establish a cooperative to perform any or all education administrative services, activities, and undertakings that the school district entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform. The cooperative contract must be authorized by the boards of trustees of the districts entering into the contract.   (2) A cooperative contract may allow money allocated to a cooperative to be expended for:   (a) recruitment of professionals or employees for the cooperative; and   (b) facility rental and supportive services, including but not limited to janitorial and communication services.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 471, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 156, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 343, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-452 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-452. Detailed contents of full service education cooperative contracts

  20-7-452. Detailed contents of full service education cooperative contracts. The contract authorized in 20-7-451 may include all necessary and proper matters but must specify the following:   (1) its duration, which may not be less than 3 years for purposes of providing special education services;   (2) the precise organization, composition, and nature of the cooperative;   (3) the purpose of the cooperative;   (4) the manner of financing the cooperative and establishing and maintaining a budget for the cooperative;   (5) the permissible method to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the cooperative agreement and for disposing of property upon partial or complete termination;   (6) provision for a management board that is responsible for administering the cooperative and that is comprised of trustees of the contracting districts or their authorized representatives;   (7) the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used by the cooperative;   (8) any other necessary and proper matters.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 471, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 343, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 136, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-453 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-453. Repealed

  20-7-453. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 94, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 471, L. 1979.
MT Code § 20-7-454 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-454. Final approval and filing of full service education cooperative contract

  20-7-454. Final approval and filing of full service education cooperative contract. Prior to commencement of its performance, a full service education cooperative contract made pursuant to 20-7-451, 20-7-452, and 20-7-454 through 20-7-456 must be:   (1) submitted to the superintendent of public instruction who has final approval authority pursuant to the policies of the board of public education;   (2) filed with the county clerk and recorder of the county or counties in which the school districts involved are located; and   (3) filed with the secretary of state.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 471, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 136, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 94, L. 2007.
MT Code § 20-7-455 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-455. Authorization to appropriate funds for purpose of full service education cooperative contract

  20-7-455. Authorization to appropriate funds for purpose of full service education cooperative contract. A school district entering into a full service education cooperative contract pursuant to 20-7-451, 20-7-452, and 20-7-454 through 20-7-456 may appropriate funds for and may sell, lease, or otherwise give or supply to the administrative officer, management board, or joint board created for the purpose of performance of the cooperative contract any material, personnel, or services that are within its legal power to furnish.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 471, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 136, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 94, L. 2007.
MT Code § 20-7-456 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-456. Tenure of teachers employed by cooperatives

  20-7-456. Tenure of teachers employed by cooperatives. (1) Teachers who have tenure rights with a district and are employed by a cooperative of which their district is a member do not lose their tenure with the district.   (2) Nontenured teachers employed by a cooperative acquire tenure with a cooperative in the same manner as prescribed in 20-4-203, and the provisions of 20-4-204 through 20-4-207 are applicable to teachers employed by a cooperative.   (3) Tenure for a teacher employed by a cooperative is acquired only with the cooperative and not with a member school district of a cooperative.   (4) For the purposes of tenure of a teacher employed by a cooperative, cooperative contract renewals may not be used to limit the teacher's progress toward tenure status.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 471, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 136, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-457 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-457. Funding provisions for special education cooperatives

  20-7-457. Funding provisions for special education cooperatives. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall pay directly to a special education cooperative the special education allowable cost payments determined pursuant to 20-9-321.   (2) A school district that elects to participate in a cooperative for special education purposes shall agree in the cooperative contract to participate for a period of at least 3 years.   (3) A cooperative that has not met the requirements of 20-7-454 may not be funded under the provisions of this section except by approval of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent shall adopt rules for approval of full service education cooperatives.   (4) A full service education cooperative may establish a retirement fund, a miscellaneous programs fund, and a transportation fund, as provided for in 20-9-201, for the purposes of a full service education cooperative contract and the purposes allowed by law.   (5) The superintendent of public instruction, after consulting with regional representatives, shall define boundaries for cooperatives established for special education programs that incorporate the territory of all public school districts.   (6) Restructuring of cooperatives established for providing special education services must:   (a) be limited to a statewide total of no more than 23;   (b) include districts that are adjacent to each other and not overlapping into another cooperative's territory; and   (c) provide that all districts located within a cooperative's boundary may voluntarily become a cooperative member.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 343, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 136, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 568, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 466, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 94, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 9, L. 2019.
MT Code § 20-7-458 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-458. Repealed

  20-7-458. Repealed. Secs. 9, 10(2), Ch. 466, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 343, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 136, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-7-459 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-459. and 20-7-460 reserved

  20-7-459 and 20-7-460 reserved.