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MT Code § 20-7-461 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-461. Appointment and termination of appointment of surrogate parent

  20-7-461. Appointment and termination of appointment of surrogate parent. (1) A school district or institution that provides education to a child with a disability shall adopt procedures to assign an individual to act as a surrogate parent for a child with a disability whenever the parents or guardian cannot be identified or, after reasonable efforts, the location of the parents cannot be discovered or if the child is a ward of the state. Within 10 days of determining that a child is in need of a surrogate parent, the school district or its designee or the governing authority of an institution or its designee shall nominate a surrogate parent and deliver the appropriate documentation to the youth court.   (2) The person nominated as a surrogate parent must be an adult who is not an employee of a state or local educational agency that is providing educational services to the child. The surrogate parent may not have a vested interest that will conflict with the person's representation and protection of the child. The surrogate, whenever practicable, must be knowledgeable about the educational system, special education requirements, and the legal rights of the child in relation to the educational system. Whenever practicable, the surrogate parent must be familiar with the cultural or language background of the child.   (3) The nomination for appointment of a surrogate parent, along with all necessary supporting documents, must be submitted to the youth court for official appointment of the surrogate parent by the court. The trustees of a school district or their designee or the governing authority of an institution or its designee shall take all reasonable action to ensure that the youth court appoints or denies the appointment of a person nominated as a surrogate parent within 20 days of the court's receipt of all necessary supporting documents. If the youth court denies an appointment, the trustees of a district or their designee or the governing authority of an institution or its designee shall nominate another person to be appointed as the surrogate parent. If the youth court fails to act within 20 days, the individual nominated is the surrogate parent for the child.   (4) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules for a procedure to terminate the appointment of a surrogate parent when:   (a) a child's parents are identified;   (b) the location of the parents is discovered;   (c) the child is no longer a ward of the state; or   (d) the surrogate parent wishes to discontinue the appointment.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 618, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 249, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 356, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 99(4), Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 255, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-462 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-462. Responsibilities of surrogate parent

  20-7-462. Responsibilities of surrogate parent. A person assigned as a surrogate parent shall represent the child with a disability in all decisionmaking processes concerning the child's education by:   (1) becoming thoroughly acquainted with the child's history and other information contained in school and other pertinent files, records, and reports relating to that child's educational needs;   (2) complying with state and federal law as to the confidentiality of all records and information to which the person is privy pertaining to that child and using discretion in the necessary sharing of the information with appropriate people for the purpose of furthering the interests of the child;   (3) becoming familiar with the educational evaluation and placement for the child and by giving approval or disapproval for the evaluation and placement and reviewing and evaluating special education programs pertaining to the child and other programs that may be available; and   (4) initiating any mediation, hearing, or appeal procedures necessary and seeking qualified legal assistance whenever the assistance is in the best interest of the child.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 618, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 249, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 99(4), Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 305, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-7-463 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-463. Surrogate parent -- immunity from liability -- reimbursement

  20-7-463. Surrogate parent -- immunity from liability -- reimbursement. (1) A person appointed as a surrogate parent is exempt from liability for any act or omission performed by the person in the capacity as a surrogate parent except an act or omission that is found to have been committed in a grossly negligent or malicious manner.   (2) A surrogate parent has the same protection and immunity in professional communications as a teacher.   (3) A surrogate parent must be reimbursed by the school district for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the pursuit of the surrogate parent's duties, as prescribed by rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 618, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 306, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-7-464 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-464. through 20-7-468 reserved

  20-7-464 through 20-7-468 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-470 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-470. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- short title

  20-7-470. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- short title. Sections 20-7-470 through 20-7-475 may be cited as the "Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-471 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-471. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- definitions

  20-7-471. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- definitions. As used in 20-7-470 through 20-7-475, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Blind or visually impaired child" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:   (a) has a visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than 20 degrees; or   (b) has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration that would qualify the child as having a visual acuity as described in subsection (1)(a).   (2) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch, commonly known as standard English Braille.   (3) "Individualized education program" means a written statement developed for a student eligible for special education services pursuant to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1401(11).   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-472 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-472. Individualized education program for child with blindness

  20-7-472. Individualized education program for child with blindness. The individualized education program for each blind or visually impaired child must be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-473 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-473. Standards of competency and instruction -- Braille reading and writing

  20-7-473. Standards of competency and instruction -- Braille reading and writing. Instruction in Braille reading and writing must be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-474 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-474. Instructional materials and Braille equipment -- Braille equipment loan program

  20-7-474. Instructional materials and Braille equipment -- Braille equipment loan program. The Montana school for the deaf and blind shall establish a Braille electronic equipment loan program that may be used by a school district to provide Braille equipment as specified in a student's individualized education program. The equipment must be loaned on a temporary basis to a school district, but the district is responsible for purchasing like equipment required by the student's individualized education program.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-475 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children|20-7-475. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- personnel training

  20-7-475. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- personnel training. The board of public education shall establish standards to ensure that individuals who provide Braille instruction are appropriately trained and supervised.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-501. Definitions

  20-7-501. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Teacher of traffic education" means an instructor approved by the superintendent of public instruction to teach traffic education.   (2) "Traffic education" means instruction in motor vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, and school bus traffic laws or motorcycle laws, in the acceptance of personal responsibility on the public highways, in the causes and consequences of traffic accidents, and in the skills necessary for the safe operation of bicycles and motor vehicles or motorcycles. The instruction must be designed to improve public awareness of motor vehicle, pedestrian, and school bus safety with regard to protecting school-age children.   (3) "Traffic education account" means the state treasury account in the state special revenue fund for the deposit and disbursement of state traffic education revenue.   (4) "Traffic education course" means a course of traffic education that has been approved by the superintendent of public instruction.   History: En. 75-7901 by Sec. 435, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7901; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 701, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-502. Duties of superintendent of public instruction

  20-7-502. Duties of superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall:  (1) develop, administer, and supervise a program of instruction in traffic education;   (2) establish basic course requirements in instruction for traffic education;   (3) establish the qualifications for a teacher of traffic education;   (4) approve teachers of traffic education when the teachers are qualified;   (5) establish criteria for traffic education course approval based on the basic course requirements, teacher of traffic education qualifications, and the requirements of law;   (6) approve traffic education courses when the courses meet the criteria for approval, including a commercially available private traffic education course;   (7) promulgate a policy for the distribution of the traffic education money to approved traffic education courses and annually order the distribution of the proceeds of the traffic education account in the manner required by law;   (8) assist districts with the conduct of traffic education;   (9) periodically conduct onsite driver education program reviews;   (10) establish any alternative course requirements necessary to allow a district to provide an online or distance learning classroom component for a traffic education course pursuant to 20-7-503(2)(a); and   (11) establish any alternative course requirements necessary to allow the student's parents or guardian to instruct the student in the hands-on driving component of a traffic education course pursuant to 20-7-503(2)(b).   History: En. 75-7904 by Sec. 438, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7904; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 701, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 181, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 450, L. 2021.
MT Code § 20-7-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-503. District establishment of traffic education program

  20-7-503. District establishment of traffic education program. (1) The trustees of any district operating a junior high school or high school may establish and maintain a traffic education course. The traffic education course shall be:  (a) for students who are 15 years old or older or will have reached their 15th birthday within 6 months of the course completion;   (b) taught by a teacher of traffic education;   (c) conducted in accordance with the basic course requirements established by the superintendent of public instruction; and   (d) taught during regular school hours, after regular school hours, on Saturdays, or as a summer school course, at the option of the trustees.   (2) (a) A school district may offer the classroom portion of a traffic education course through an online or distance learning platform.   (b) When a student completes the classroom portion of a traffic education course pursuant to subsection (2)(a), the student is authorized to take the hands-on driving portion of the traffic education course under the instruction of the student's parent or guardian.   History: En. 75-7905 by Sec. 439, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7905; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 450, L. 2021.
MT Code § 20-7-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-504. State traffic education account -- proceeds earmarked for account -- transmittal

  20-7-504. State traffic education account -- proceeds earmarked for account -- transmittal. (1) There is a traffic education account in the treasury of the state of Montana.   (2) When a county is required to transmit fees directly to the department of revenue, the gross proceeds, including the portion of the fees to be credited to the traffic education account, must be transmitted to the department of revenue and the appropriate portion must be deposited in the traffic education account.   History: En. 75-7902 by Sec. 436, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7902; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 487, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 277, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 701, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 11, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 39, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 181, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 237, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 257, L. 2001.
MT Code § 20-7-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-505. Repealed

  20-7-505. Repealed. Sec. 315, Ch. 42, L. 1997.   History: En. 75-7903 by Sec. 437, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7903; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 487, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 557, L. 1987.
MT Code § 20-7-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-506. Annual allocation and distribution of traffic education account proceeds

  20-7-506. Annual allocation and distribution of traffic education account proceeds. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the superintendent of public instruction shall annually order the distribution of all money in the traffic education account to the districts conducting approved traffic education courses. The distribution of the traffic education money must be based on the distribution policy promulgated by the superintendent of public instruction, provided that the reimbursements to districts must be based upon the number of pupils who, in a given school fiscal year, complete an approved traffic education course, including both the classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel driving.   (2) Before the funds in the traffic education account are disbursed, there must be appropriated to the superintendent of public instruction funds to administer the statewide traffic education program for eligible, young, novice drivers. The administration may include:   (a) supervision and assessment of approved traffic education courses;   (b) preparation for teachers of traffic education;   (c) development, printing, and distribution of essential instructional materials for traffic education; and   (d) any other activities considered necessary by the superintendent of public instruction, provided that the money is available only to support traffic education for young, novice drivers.   History: En. 75-7906 by Sec. 440, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7906; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 39, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 509, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-7-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-507. District traffic education fund

  20-7-507. District traffic education fund. The trustees of any district maintaining a traffic education course shall establish a special nonbudgeted fund with the county treasurer for traffic education. All nontax receipts for traffic education must be deposited in the district's traffic education fund. The expenditure of the money deposited in the district's traffic education fund is not subject to the budgeting provisions of this title, and the money may be expended for traffic education.   History: En. 75-7907 by Sec. 441, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7907; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 39, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 20-7-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-508. and 20-7-509 reserved

  20-7-508 and 20-7-509 reserved.
MT Code § 20-7-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-510. Renumbered 20-25-1003

  20-7-510. Renumbered 20-25-1003. Sec. 14(2), Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-511. Renumbered 20-25-1004

  20-7-511. Renumbered 20-25-1004. Sec. 14(2), Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-512. Renumbered 20-25-1005

  20-7-512. Renumbered 20-25-1005. Sec. 14(2), Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-513. Renumbered 20-25-1006

  20-7-513. Renumbered 20-25-1006. Sec. 14(2), Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-514 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 5. Traffic Education|20-7-514. Renumbered 20-25-1007

  20-7-514. Renumbered 20-25-1007. Sec. 14(2), Ch. 181, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-7-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 6. Textbook Regulation|20-7-601. Free textbook provisions

  20-7-601. Free textbook provisions. (1) The trustees of each district shall provide free textbooks to the public school pupils of the district. The trustees shall purchase such textbooks at the expense of the district and loan them to such pupils free of charge, subject to the textbook damage policy of the trustees.   (2) For the purpose of this section only, textbooks shall not include those books or manuals which are rendered unusable as a result of having pages designed to be written upon or removed during the course of the study they serve. When the parents of a pupil attending a school of the district so request, such textbooks shall be sold to them at cost.   History: En. 75-7602 by Sec. 394, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7602.
MT Code § 20-7-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 6. Textbook Regulation|20-7-602. Textbook selection and adoption

  20-7-602. Textbook selection and adoption. (1) Textbooks must be selected by the district superintendent or by the school principal if there is no district superintendent. The selections are subject to the approval of the trustees. In districts not employing a district superintendent or principal, the trustees shall select and adopt the textbooks on the basis of recommendations of the county superintendent.   (2) In selecting textbooks, the district shall ensure that the materials are made available to each blind or visually impaired child in a timely manner in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.   History: En. 75-7603 by Sec. 395, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7603; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 490, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-7-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs|Part 6. Textbook Regulation|20-7-603. Textbooks obtained from licensed textbook dealer

  20-7-603. Textbooks obtained from licensed textbook dealer. Textbooks selected and adopted by districts shall be obtained from a licensed textbook dealer.   History: En. 75-7604 by Sec. 396, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7604.