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MT Code § 20-6-320 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 3. High School Districts|20-6-320. Repealed

  20-6-320. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 617, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 299, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 517, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 403, L. 1997.
MT Code § 20-6-321 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 3. High School Districts|20-6-321. Repealed

  20-6-321. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 617, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1985.
MT Code § 20-6-322 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 3. High School Districts|20-6-322. Boundary adjustments in high school districts

  20-6-322. Boundary adjustments in high school districts. The trustees of a high school district may, by resolution, request a change in the boundaries between their district and an adjacent district. If the trustees request a transfer by resolution, the territory proposed for transfer must conform to the provisions of 20-6-105(1) and (2) and the resolution must include information outlined in 20-6-105(3). The resolution must be addressed to the county superintendent of schools who, upon receiving the resolution, shall proceed to a hearing as provided in 20-6-105(6).   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 403, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 151, L. 2003.
MT Code § 20-6-323 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 3. High School Districts|20-6-323. and 20-6-324 reserved

  20-6-323 and 20-6-324 reserved.
MT Code § 20-6-325 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 3. High School Districts|20-6-325. Repealed

  20-6-325. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 585, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 371, L. 1987.
MT Code § 20-6-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-401. Repealed

  20-6-401. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6541; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 205, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 337, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989.
MT Code § 20-6-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-402. Repealed

  20-6-402. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6540; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 617, L. 1983.
MT Code § 20-6-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-403. Repealed

  20-6-403. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6542; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 617, L. 1983.
MT Code § 20-6-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-404. Repealed

  20-6-404. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6543.
MT Code § 20-6-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-405. Repealed

  20-6-405. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6544.
MT Code § 20-6-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-406. Repealed

  20-6-406. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6545; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 703, L. 1985.
MT Code § 20-6-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-407. Repealed

  20-6-407. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6546.
MT Code § 20-6-408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-408. Repealed

  20-6-408. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 125, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6547.
MT Code § 20-6-409 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-409. reserved

  20-6-409 reserved.
MT Code § 20-6-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-410. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for employees

  20-6-410. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for employees. (1) Whenever two or more school districts consolidate or join through annexation to organize into a single district in the manner provided for in Title 20, chapter 6, a principal, teacher, or other certified employee of the school districts who has a right of tenure under Montana law must be given absolute preference in hiring for the first school fiscal year for any vacant position with the consolidated or enlarged district for which the employee is qualified with the required certification endorsements. Upon acceptance of a position, the certified employee continues to have tenure in the consolidated or enlarged district and the board of trustees of the consolidated or enlarged 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 a school district that consolidates or joins another district through annexation must be given preference in hiring for the first school fiscal year for any vacant position with the consolidated or enlarged district for which the employee has substantially equal qualifications and, upon acceptance of a position, may not be given probationary status.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 497, L. 1991.
MT Code § 20-6-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-411. Bonded indebtedness to remain with original territory except when assumed by election

  20-6-411. Bonded indebtedness to remain with original territory except when assumed by election. Whenever district boundaries are changed in any manner prescribed in this title, the existing bonded indebtedness against any district or territory affected by a change of boundaries remains the indebtedness of the original territory against which the bonds were issued and must be paid by levies on the original territory, except when districts are consolidated with the mutual assumption of bonded indebtedness or when a district is annexed with a joint assumption of the annexing district's bonded indebtedness. Any money to the credit of the debt service fund of a district when its boundaries are changed must be used to pay the existing bond principal and interest of the original territory issuing the bonds as it becomes due or for bond redemption under the bonding provisions of this title.   History: En. 75-6529 by Sec. 188, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6529; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-6-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-412. Property tax valuation after district boundary change

  20-6-412. Property tax valuation after district boundary change. The property tax valuation used under the provisions of 20-9-142 for the purposes of fixing the tax levies, except the debt service fund tax levy, for a district that has had a boundary change at any time before the fourth Monday in August shall include the property tax valuation of any territory added to the district by such boundary change or exclude the property tax valuation of any territory detached from the district by such boundary change.   History: En. 75-6530 by Sec. 189, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6530; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 133, L. 1993.
MT Code § 20-6-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-413. Cash disposition when district ceases to exist -- special levy for tuition debt

  20-6-413. Cash disposition when district ceases to exist -- special levy for tuition debt. Whenever a district ceases to exist in any manner prescribed in this title, except when districts are consolidated, the cash on hand to the credit of the funds of the district and the debts of the former district must be allocated in the following manner:   (1) Any cash to the credit of the district must be used to pay any debts of the district, including bonded indebtedness, except that any cash available in the debt service fund must be used first to pay bond interest and all outstanding bonds.   (2) If any cash remains to the credit of the district after paying its debts, the cash must be transferred by the county treasurer to the credit of the district or districts assuming its territory. When the territory is assumed by more than one district, the remaining cash must be prorated between the districts on the basis of the taxable value of the territory assumed by each district as determined by the county superintendent.   (3) If any tuition debt remains as an obligation of the district, the tuition debt is the obligation of the taxable property of the discontinued district, except when the tuition debt has been assumed by the consolidated or annexing district. The tuition debt must be financed by a mill levy on the property of the discontinued district and paid from these proceeds by the county superintendent.   (4) If any debts, other than bonded indebtedness and tuition, remain as an obligation of the district after the cash has been utilized under the provisions of subsection (1), the debts must be assigned in the same manner prescribed for the transfer of cash under subsection (2).   History: En. 75-6532 by Sec. 191, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 137, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6532; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 127, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 214, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-6-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-414. Cash disposition when districts consolidated

  20-6-414. Cash disposition when districts consolidated. Whenever two or more districts are consolidated without the mutual assumption of bonded indebtedness, all cash and debts, other than cash credited to the debt service fund and debts for bonded indebtedness, must be credited or debited to the same types of funds of the consolidated district as the funds from which they were transferred by the county treasurer. In addition, when two or more districts are consolidated with the mutual assumption of bonded indebtedness, the cash credited to the debt service fund and the bonded indebtedness also must be transferred to a similar fund of the consolidated district.   History: En. 75-6533 by Sec. 192, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6533; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 60, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-6-415 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-415. Repealed

  20-6-415. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997.   History: En. 75-6534 by Sec. 193, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 137, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6534.
MT Code § 20-6-416 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-416. No cash disposition when territory transferred

  20-6-416. No cash disposition when territory transferred. Whenever only a portion of the territory of one district is transferred to another district, all cash and debts, other than bonded indebtedness, shall be retained by the district originally realizing the cash or debt.   History: En. 75-6535 by Sec. 194, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6535.
MT Code § 20-6-417 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-417. Property disposition when district boundaries changed

  20-6-417. Property disposition when district boundaries changed. Whenever district boundaries are changed, title to the real and personal property of the districts involved in such boundary change shall vest in the district which encompasses the territory where such real or personal property was located at the time the legal procedure to authorize the boundary change was introduced. The disposition or utilization of such property will be in the discretion of the trustees of the district encompassing the territory of its location, as provided by law.   History: En. 75-6536 by Sec. 195, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6536.
MT Code § 20-6-418 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-418. Surrender of records when district ceases to exist

  20-6-418. Surrender of records when district ceases to exist. Within 10 days after any district ceases to exist, the trustees shall surrender all minutes, documents, and other records of the district to the trustees of the district assuming its territory or, if more than one district assumes its territory, to the county superintendent.   History: En. 75-6537 by Sec. 196, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6537.
MT Code § 20-6-419 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-419. and 20-6-420 reserved

  20-6-419 and 20-6-420 reserved.
MT Code § 20-6-421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-421. Conditions for district annexation

  20-6-421. Conditions for district annexation. (1) An elementary district may be annexed to a contiguous elementary district under the provisions of 20-6-422 when:   (a) a third-class district where a high school is not located is annexed to a third-class district where a high school is located, to a first-class district, or to a second-class district;   (b) a third-class district where a high school is located is annexed to a first-class district or to a second-class district; or   (c) a second-class district is annexed to a first-class district.   (2) A high school district may be annexed to a contiguous high school district or a K-12 school district may be annexed to a contiguous K-12 school district under the provisions of 20-6-422 when:   (a) a third-class district is annexed to a first-class district or to a second-class district; or   (b) a second-class district is annexed to a first-class district.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 510, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-6-424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 4. School District Reorganization|20-6-424. Interim governance of consolidated district

  20-6-424. Interim governance of consolidated district. (1) Upon passage of a consolidation proposition under the provisions of 20-6-423, an interim board of trustees made up of all of the members of the boards of trustees of the districts that consolidated shall serve as the trustees for the consolidated district from the date of the consolidation order until the newly elected board of the consolidated district is organized under 20-3-321. The interim board of trustees shall elect a presiding officer from among its members.   (2) The trustees of each district incorporated in the consolidation order shall continue to perform those duties related to the operation of their individual districts until the effective date of the consolidation. The interim board of trustees shall perform those duties related to the formation of and transition to the consolidated district, including but not limited to:   (a) calling an election of the new board of trustees for the consolidated district to be held on the regular election day preceding the effective date of the consolidation; and   (b) if necessary, calling an election under 20-9-353 for the ensuing budget year of the consolidated district.   (3) At the next regular school election following the consolidation election, trustees for the consolidated district must be elected in accordance with the election provisions of Title 13 and Title 20. The term of office is 3 years, except that the initial terms of the newly elected trustees must be selected by lot in order to comply with the provisions of 20-3-302.   (4) The interim board of trustees must be dissolved upon the organization of the newly elected trustees pursuant to 20-3-321.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 510, L. 2005.
MT Code § 20-6-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 5. Opening and Closing of Schools|20-6-501. Definition of various schools

  20-6-501. Definition of various schools. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term "school" means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. The trustees of a district shall designate the grade assignments for the schools of the district, but for the purposes of this title each school is known as:   (1) an elementary school when it comprises the work of any combination of kindergarten, other preschool programs, or the first eight grades or their equivalents. A middle school is a school comprising the work of grades 4 through 8 or any combination of grades 4 through 8 that has been accredited as a middle school under the provisions of 20-7-102. When an accredited junior high school is operated by the district, grades 7 and 8 or their equivalents may not be considered as elementary grades.   (2) a high school when it comprises the work of one or more grades of schoolwork or their equivalents intermediate between the elementary schools and the institutions of higher education of the state of Montana. Types of high schools are designated as follows:   (a) a junior high school is a school comprising the work of grades 7 through 9 or their equivalents that has been accredited as a junior high school under the provisions of 20-7-102;   (b) a senior high school is a school that comprises the work of grades 10 through 12 or their equivalents and that is operated in conjunction with a junior high school;   (c) a 4-year high school is a school comprising the work of grades 9 through 12 or their equivalents.   History: En. 75-6601 by Sec. 199, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 352, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6601(1), (2); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 658, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 219, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 343, L. 1999.
MT Code § 20-6-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 5. Opening and Closing of Schools|20-6-503. Opening or reopening of a high school

  20-6-503. Opening or reopening of a high school. (1) The trustees of any high school district may open or reopen a high school of the district or a branch of a high school of the district when such opening or reopening has been approved by the superintendent of public instruction; except when a county high school is discontinued by a unification action, the trustees may establish, by resolution, a high school to be operated by the high school district without further action or approval. When the trustees of a high school district resolve to open or reopen a high school, they shall apply to the superintendent of public instruction for approval to open or reopen such school by June 1 before the school fiscal year in which they intend to open or reopen the high school. Such application shall state:   (a) their reasons why the high school should be opened or reopened;   (b) the probable enrollment of such high school;   (c) the distance and road conditions of the route to neighboring high schools;   (d) the taxable value of the district;   (e) the building and equipment facilities available for such high school;   (f) the planned course of instruction for such high school;   (g) the planned methods of complying with high school standards of accreditation; and   (h) any other information that may be required by the superintendent of public instruction.   (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall investigate the application for the opening or reopening of a high school and shall approve or disapprove the opening of the high school before the fourth Monday of June preceding the first year of intended operation. If the opening is approved, the high school district trustees may open such high school.   (3) Whenever the opening or reopening of a high school is approved for the ensuing school fiscal year, the county superintendent shall estimate the average number belonging (ANB) after investigating the probable enrollment for the high school. The ANB determined by the county superintendent shall be used for budgeting and BASE funding program purposes.   (4) Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to preclude the trustees of a high school district from establishing more than one high school in the district.   History: En. 75-6603 by Sec. 201, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6603.
MT Code § 20-6-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 6. School Districts|Part 5. Opening and Closing of Schools|20-6-504. Opening of a junior high school

  20-6-504. Opening of a junior high school. (1) The trustees of any elementary district and the trustees of the high school district in which such elementary district is located may open a junior high school when such opening has been approved by the superintendent of public instruction; except that when the high school district operates a county high school, the opening of a junior high school shall be approved under the provisions of 20-6-505.   (2) When the trustees of such districts resolve to open a junior high school, they shall jointly apply to the superintendent of public instruction for approval to open such school by June 1 before the school fiscal year in which they intend to open the junior high school. The application shall contain such information as is required under 20-6-503 for an application to open a high school.   (3) The superintendent of public instruction shall investigate the application for the opening of a junior high school and shall approve or disapprove the opening of the junior high school before the fourth Monday of June preceding the first year of intended operation. If the opening is approved, the trustees of the elementary district and the high school district may jointly open such school.   (4) Whenever the opening of a junior high school is approved for the ensuing school fiscal year, the county superintendent shall estimate the average number belonging (ANB) after investigating the probable enrollment for the junior high school. The ANB determined by the county superintendent shall be used for budgeting and BASE funding program purposes during the ensuing school fiscal year.   History: En. 75-6604 by Sec. 202, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6604.