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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-107. Admission of nonresident children and advance payment of cost -- Indian children

20-8-107. Admission of nonresident children and advance payment of cost -- Indian children.
(1) Hearing impaired or visually impaired children who are not residents of the state of Montana may be admitted to the Montana school for the deaf and blind after proper application for admission, subject to all eligibility requirements prescribed for children who are residents of the state if:
(a) the school is paid in advance a sum of money for each child equal to an estimate of the whole per capita cost of maintaining the school during the year immediately preceding the date of the application; and
(b) the full capacity of the school is not required for children who are residents of the state.
(2) The Montana school for the deaf and blind is authorized to negotiate with an out-of-state educational institution to place a student at the school. If a group of out-of-state students attends the Montana school for the deaf and blind, the educational institution of the other state shall pay in advance to the Montana school for the deaf and blind an amount of money for each student determined as a result of a negotiated agreement between the superintendent of the Montana school for the deaf and blind and the out-of-state educational institution. The agreement must be approved by the board of public education.
(3) Indian children who are Montana residents are eligible for admission and must be admitted to the school on the same terms as residents.
(4) The money paid by an out-of-state institution must be deposited in a state special revenue account and is statutorily appropriated, pursuant to 17-7-502, to the Montana school for the deaf and blind for educational purposes.
(5) The provisions of 17-2-108 that require the expenditure of nongeneral fund money prior to the expenditure of general fund money do not apply to the expenditure of revenue made available to the Montana school for the deaf and blind from the negotiated agreements described in subsection (2) of this section and through the statutory appropriation provided for in subsection (4) of this section.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 182, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 80-108; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 151, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 291, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-108. Provisions for indigent students

20-8-108. Provisions for indigent students.
If a person to be sent to the Montana school for the deaf and blind is too poor to pay for necessary clothing and transportation, the judge of the district court of the district where the person resides, upon application of any relative or friend or of any officer of the county where the person resides, shall, if the judge considers the person a proper subject, make an order to that effect. The order must be certified by the clerk of the court to the superintendent of the school, who shall then provide the necessary clothing and transportation at the expense of the county, and upon the superintendent rendering proper accounts for the expenditures quarter-annually, the county commissioners shall allow and pay the accounts out of the county treasury.
History: En. Sec. 2344, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 1170, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 1463, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 2240; re-en. Sec. 1463, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 80-109; amd. Sec. 310, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-109. Time of regular school term

20-8-109. Time of regular school term.
The regular term of school shall be as provided in 20-1-301.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 182, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 80-111; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-110. Property vested in school

20-8-110. Property vested in school.
All lands heretofore granted by the government of the United States to the state of Montana for the use and benefit of the deaf and dumb are hereby set apart and declared to be for the use and benefit in perpetuity of the Montana school for the deaf and blind, and all funds arising from the sale or leasing of said lands, or any part or portion thereof, shall be applied to the proper use and benefit thereof and shall vest in the state of Montana for the use and benefit thereof.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 182, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 80-113; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-111. Duty of board of public education as to property of school

20-8-111. Duty of board of public education as to property of school.
The board of public education shall, either directly or through a contract with a nonprofit corporation, receive, hold, manage, use, and dispose of real and personal property transferred to the board or to the state of Montana by purchase, gift, devise, or bequest or otherwise acquired and the proceeds, interest, and income of the property for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf and blind. All donations, gifts, devises, or grants vest in the board or its designee, as trustee for the state of Montana, for the use and benefit of the school and its students.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 182, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 80-114; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 151, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 703, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 422, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-112. Expenditure of school moneys

20-8-112. Expenditure of school moneys.
No moneys belonging to the deaf and blind school fund shall be expended for any purpose other than for the Montana school for the deaf and blind, and any moneys belonging to any fund or funds which may be hereafter created for such school shall be expended for the express purpose designated in the act or acts creating such fund or funds and for no other purpose.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 182, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 80-116; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-113. Duties of superintendent of school for the deaf and blind

20-8-113. Duties of superintendent of school for the deaf and blind.
The superintendent of the Montana school for the deaf and blind shall:
(1) administer the programs and functions of the school within the guidelines of statutes and under policies prescribed by the board of public education;
(2) prepare and submit reports, summaries, and other information requested by the board;
(3) establish and pursue professional and technical contacts that will contribute information and guidance toward effective and efficient operation of the school;
(4) maintain effective liaison between the school, the superintendent of public instruction, local school districts, and other public and private agencies that have an interest in or influence upon the school;
(5) pursue a program of information for parents, professionals, and the general public.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-117; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-114. Repealed

20-8-114. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-118.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-115. Repealed

20-8-115. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-119.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-116. Employment placement -- continuing education

20-8-116. Employment placement -- continuing education.
(1) The superintendent of the Montana school for the deaf and blind or the superintendent's designee shall assist in locating suitable employment for hearing impaired or visually impaired persons in attendance at the school. The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall:
(a) consult with various county, state, and federal agencies and with the department of public health and human services to secure employment for self-sustaining persons; and
(b) coordinate work with federal programs, such as social security and reemployment for those out of work, as required by this part.
(2) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee, may, within funding limitations, develop and offer continuing education programs of a vocational nature for the hearing impaired and visually impaired who use the campus and facilities of the school during the summer months and other times when the school's facilities are not being used by its students.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-120; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 151, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 291, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-117. Repealed

20-8-117. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-121.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-118. Repealed

20-8-118. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-122.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-119. Repealed

20-8-119. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 151, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 189, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 80-123.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-120. Communications skills required of certain employees

20-8-120. Communications skills required of certain employees.
(1) Each permanent employee of the school who works with deaf children or works for or with a fellow employee who is deaf shall acquire acceptable total communications skills as prescribed by the board of public education by the end of the first year of employment.
(2) Upon request to the board of public education by the superintendent, an exception to this requirement may be made for an employee not working directly with deaf children.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 151, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 311, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 8. Montana School for the Deaf and Blind › Part 1. General Provisions › 20-8-121. Transportation of students at school

20-8-121. Transportation of students at school.
(1) The school for the deaf and blind shall provide the transportation expenses allowed in subsection (4) for a residential student at the school for the deaf and blind who is a resident of the state of Montana if the student is conveyed to and from the student's residence by:
(a) a scheduled air carrier as defined in 67-1-101;
(b) charter with a commercial air operator as defined in 67-1-101;
(c) a parent or guardian of the student, under an individual transportation contract with the school for the deaf and blind; or
(d) other transportation arrangements, provided that the transportation is by a carrier of passengers certified by the public service commission and approved by the superintendent of the school for the deaf and blind, pursuant to rules adopted by the board of public education.
(2) The superintendent of the school for the deaf and blind shall determine which method of transportation in subsection (1) is to be provided to a student, pursuant to rules adopted by the board of public education on transportation of residential and boarding students at the school.
(3) A parent or guardian who transports a student to or from the school under an individual transportation contract is entitled to reimbursement for transportation, pursuant to rules adopted by the board of public education on reimbursement.
(4) The transportation of a residential student provided in subsection (1) is limited to the number of round trips to the student's residence as specified in the school calendar approved by the board of public education. The superintendent of the school for the deaf and blind may grant a variance from this provision, but in no event may a reimbursement for travel expenses be provided for travel in excess of the total number of trips approved in any school fiscal year.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 392, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-101. Application of budget system for districts and counties

20-9-101. Application of budget system for districts and counties.
The school budgeting procedure and provisions of this title apply to elementary and high school districts, to county funds supporting school district transportation and retirement obligations, and, whenever specified, to community college districts and to all funds requiring the adoption of a budget. Each district shall separately propose and adopt a budget in accordance with the requirements of this title.
History: En. 75-6701 by Sec. 207, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6701; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 392, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 276, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-102. General supervision of school budgeting system

20-9-102. General supervision of school budgeting system.
The superintendent of public instruction has general supervision over the school budgeting procedure and provisions, as they relate to elementary and high school districts, prescribed by law and shall establish such rules as are necessary to secure compliance with the school budgeting laws.
History: En. 75-6702 by Sec. 208, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6702.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-103. School budget form

20-9-103. School budget form.
(1) The format of the school budget form shall be prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction and shall provide for proper school budgeting procedures in accordance with the budgeting requirements of this title and generally accepted accounting principles. The superintendent of public instruction shall cause a sufficient number of the budget forms to be printed for use by all districts for each school fiscal year.
(2) Each district shall use the budget forms prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction, except that a district may in addition, with the approval of the superintendent of public instruction, use a more detailed form.
History: En. 75-6704 by Sec. 210, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6704; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 35, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-111. Repealed

20-9-111. Repealed.
Sec. 56, Ch. 767, L. 1991.
History: En. 75-6705 by Sec. 211, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6705; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 35, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-112. Repealed

20-9-112. Repealed.
Sec. 4, Ch. 183, L. 1983.
History: En. 75-6706 by Sec. 212, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6706; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 392, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-113. Repealed

20-9-113. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 211, L. 1997.
History: En. 75-6707 by Sec. 213, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6707; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 183, L. 1983; (4)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 183, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 633, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-114. Repealed

20-9-114. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 211, L. 1997.
History: En. 75-6708 by Sec. 214, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6708.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-115. Notice of final budget meeting

20-9-115. Notice of final budget meeting.
Between July 1 and August 10 of each year, the clerk of each district shall publish one notice, in the local or county newspaper that the trustees of the district determine to be the newspaper with the widest circulation in the district, stating the date, time, and place that the trustees will meet for the purpose of considering and adopting the final budget of the district, stating that the meeting of the trustees may be continued from day to day until the final adoption of the district's budget, and stating that any taxpayer in the district may appear at the meeting and be heard for or against any part of the budget.
History: En. 75-6709 by Sec. 215, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 277, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 354, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6709; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 581, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 77, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 22, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 112, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 211, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 376, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 152, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-121. County treasurer's statement of cash balances and bond information

20-9-121. County treasurer's statement of cash balances and bond information.
(1) By July 20, the county treasurer shall prepare a statement for each district showing the amount of cash on hand for each fund maintained by the district at the close of the last-completed school fiscal year. The county treasurer shall also include on each district's statement the details on the obligation for bond retirement and interest for the school fiscal year just beginning. The format of the statement on fund cash balances and bond information must be prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) By July 20, the county treasurer shall prepare a statement for each county school fund supported by countywide levies, showing the amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the school fiscal year, the receipts and apportionments, and the amount of cash on hand at the end of the school fiscal year, for each county school fund maintained during the immediately preceding school fiscal year. The format of this statement must be prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.
(3) By July 20, the county treasurer shall deliver the statements of district and county fund cash balances and the bond information for each district to the county superintendent, who shall forward the information to each district.
History: En. 75-6710 by Sec. 216, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6710; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 211, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 152, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-122. Statement of district, city, and town valuations

20-9-122. Statement of district, city, and town valuations.
(1) By the first Monday of August, the department of revenue shall deliver to the county superintendent and to each city or town clerk a statement showing separately for each district and each city or town in the county the total assessed value and the total taxable value of all property in the districts, cities, or towns, as these valuations appear in the property tax record.
(2) In the case of a joint school district, the department of revenue shall, at the time of delivering the statement to the county superintendent, send a statement of the assessed value and taxable value of the portion of the joint school district situated in the appropriate county to the county superintendents and to the county commissioners of each county in which a part of the joint school district is situated.
History: En. 75-6711 by Sec. 217, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 391, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6711; amd. Sec. 128, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 34, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-123. Repealed

20-9-123. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 211, L. 1997.
History: En. 75-6712 by Sec. 218, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6712.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-130. District obligation for students in youth detention facility

20-9-130. District obligation for students in youth detention facility.
A school district is responsible for providing funding for the education of students of the district who are detained in a youth detention facility. The school district's obligation must be funded from the district's tuition fund or impact aid fund.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 536, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 237, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 462, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-131. Final budget meeting

20-9-131. Final budget meeting.
(1) On or before August 20, on the date and at the time and place stated in the notice published pursuant to 20-9-115, the trustees of each district shall meet to consider all budget information and any attachments required by law.
(2) The trustees may continue the meeting from day to day but shall adopt the final budget for the district and determine the amounts to be raised by tax levies for the district not later than August 25 and before the computation of the general fund net levy requirement by the county superintendent and the fixing of the tax levies for each district. Any taxpayer in the district may attend any portion of the trustees' meeting and be heard on the budget of the district or on any item or amount contained in the budget.
(3) Upon final approval, the trustees shall deliver the adopted budget, including the amounts to be raised by tax levies, to the county superintendent of schools within 3 days.
History: En. 75-6713 by Sec. 219, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6713; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 131, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 133, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 211, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 376, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 462, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 152, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-132. Final budget adjustment procedures

20-9-132. Final budget adjustment procedures.
At the final budget meeting of the trustees, the trustees may make any changes or corrections they may consider necessary or proper in any item or amount of the budget either by eliminating the item or amount or by increasing or reducing the amount of any item. When it appears to the trustees that the amount proposed to be expended for any item of the final budget is in excess of the amount actually required to be expended for the item, the trustees shall reduce the amount to the amount actually required to be expended and shall enter in its minutes the reasons for the reduction. If any appropriation item of the final budget provides for the payment of wages or salary to more than one person, the district shall attach to the budget a separate listing of each position of employment, with the budgeted amount of compensation for each position.
History: En. 75-6714 by Sec. 220, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6714; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 211, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-133. Adoption and expenditure limitations of final budget

20-9-133. Adoption and expenditure limitations of final budget.
(1) When the trustees determine and set the amount of the budget for each budgeted fund, they shall enter the amount in the portion of the budget form provided for the reporting of the final budget and the presiding officer and clerk shall sign the budget form. The resulting budget constitutes the final budget and the appropriations for the district for the current school fiscal year.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the trustees and all officers and employees of the district are limited in making expenditures or incurring liabilities to the total amount of each fund's budget. Transfers from any appropriation item to another appropriation item within a fund's budget or transfers between different funds or between the final budget and a budget amendment may be made as provided by 20-9-208. Except as provided in subsection (3), money of the district may not be used to pay expenditures made, liabilities incurred, or warrants issued in excess of the final budget established for each budgeted fund.
(3) If a district incurs a legal bonded debt payment after the final debt service fund budget for the current fiscal year has been adopted and if payment on the debt is required for the current fiscal year, payment on the debt in the current school fiscal year is allowed if money is available.
History: En. 75-6716 by Sec. 222, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6716; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 222, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 568, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 480, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-134. Completion, filing, and delivery of final budgets

20-9-134. Completion, filing, and delivery of final budgets.
After the final budget of the elementary, high school, or community college district has been adopted by the trustees, the county superintendent shall complete all the remaining portions of the budget forms and shall:
(1) send the final budget information to the superintendent of public instruction, on the forms provided by the superintendent, on or before September 15; and
(2) in the case of the community college districts, send the final budget information to the board of regents, on the forms provided by the community college coordinator, on or before August 15.
History: En. 75-6719 by Sec. 225, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6719; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 392, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 260, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 343, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 152, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 351, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-142. Fixing and levying taxes by board of county commissioners

20-9-142. Fixing and levying taxes by board of county commissioners.
By the later of the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values, the county superintendent shall place before the board of county commissioners the final adopted budget of the district. It is the duty of the board of county commissioners, as provided in 7-6-4036, to fix and levy on all the taxable value of all the real and personal property within the district all district and county taxation required to finance, within the limitations provided by law, the final budget.
History: En. 75-6717 by Sec. 223, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6717; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 726, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 26, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 133, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 462, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 152, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-143. Allocation of federal funds in lieu of property taxation

20-9-143. Allocation of federal funds in lieu of property taxation.
Federal funds received by a district under the provisions of impact aid, as provided in 20 U.S.C. 7701, et seq., or funds designated in lieu of the federal act by the congress of the United States must be deposited in the impact aid fund established in 20-9-514.
History: En. 75-6718 by Sec. 224, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6718; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 22, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-145. Repealed

20-9-145. Repealed.
Sec. 54, Ch. 633, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 101, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 767, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-147. Repealed

20-9-147. Repealed.
Sec. 54, Ch. 633, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 466, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-151. Budgeting procedure for joint districts

20-9-151. Budgeting procedure for joint districts.
(1) The trustees of a joint district shall adopt a budget according to the school budgeting laws and send a copy of the budget to the county superintendent of each county in which a part of the joint district is located. After approval by the trustees of the joint district, the final budgets of joint districts must be filed in the office of the county superintendent of each county in which a part of a joint district is located.
(2) The county superintendents receiving the budget of a joint district shall jointly compute the estimated budget revenue and determine the number of mills that need to be levied in the joint district for each fund for which a levy is to be made. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a communication procedure to facilitate the joint estimation of revenue and determination of the tax levies.
(3) After determining, in accordance with law, the number of mills that need to be levied for each fund included on the final budget of the joint district, a joint statement of the required mill levies must be prepared and signed by the county superintendents involved in the computation. A copy of the statement must be delivered to the board of county commissioners of each county in which a part of the joint district is located by the later of the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values.
History: Ap. p. 75-6721 by Sec. 227, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 277, L. 1977; Sec. 75-6721, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. 75-6720 by Sec. 226, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 277, L. 1977; Sec. 75-6720, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6720, 75-6721; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 462, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 152, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-152. Fixing and levying taxes for joint districts

20-9-152. Fixing and levying taxes for joint districts.
(1) At the time of fixing levies for county and school purposes by the later of the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values, the board of county commissioners of each county in which a part of a joint district is located shall fix and levy taxes on that portion of the joint district located in each board's county at the number of mills for each levy recommended by the joint statement of the county superintendents.
(2) The board of county commissioners shall include in the amounts to be raised by the county levies for schools all the amounts required for the final budget of each part of a joint district located in the county, in accordance with the recommendations of the county superintendent.
History: En. 75-6722 by Sec. 228, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6722; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 462, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 152, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 62, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-161. Definition of budget amendment for budgeting purposes

20-9-161. Definition of budget amendment for budgeting purposes.
As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term "budget amendment" for the purpose of school budgeting means an amendment to an adopted budget of the district for the following reasons:
(1) an increase in the enrollment of an elementary or high school district that is beyond what could reasonably have been anticipated at the time of the adoption of the budget for the current school fiscal year whenever, because of the enrollment increase, the district's budget for any or all of the regularly budgeted funds does not provide sufficient financing to properly maintain and support the district for the entire current school fiscal year;
(2) the destruction or impairment of any school property necessary to the maintenance of the school, by fire, flood, storm, riot, insurrection, or act of God, to an extent rendering school property unfit for its present school use;
(3) a judgment for damages against the district issued by a court after the adoption of the budget for the current year;
(4) an enactment of legislation after the adoption of the budget for the current year that imposes an additional financial obligation on the district;
(5) the receipt of:
(a) a settlement of taxes protested in a prior school fiscal year;
(b) taxes from a prior school fiscal year as the result of a tax audit by the department of revenue or its agents;
(c) delinquent taxes from a prior school fiscal year; and
(d) a determination by the trustees that it is necessary to expend all or a portion of the taxes received under subsection (5)(a), (5)(b), or (5)(c) for a project or projects that were deferred from a previous budget of the district; or
(6) any other unforeseen need of the district that cannot be postponed until the next school year without dire consequences affecting:
(a) the safety of the students and district employees; or
(b) the educational functions of the district. Any budget amendment adopted pursuant to this subsection (6)(b) that in combination with other budget amendments within the same school fiscal year exceeds 10% of the district's adopted general fund budget must be reported by the school district to the education interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 and the board of public education with an explanation of why the budget amendment is necessary.
History: En. 75-6723 by Sec. 229, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6723; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 392, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 451, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 22, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 554, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 418, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-162. Authorization for budget amendment adoption

20-9-162. Authorization for budget amendment adoption.
(1) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), a budget amendment may be adopted at any time of the school fiscal year, except that a budget amendment required by an enrollment increase as provided in 20-9-161(1) may not be adopted until after October 1.
(b) The trustees may approve a budget amendment pursuant to 20-9-161(2) through (6) by a resolution.
(c) Whenever the trustees of a district decide that a budget amendment is necessary, they may proclaim the need for the budget amendment by a majority vote of the trustees. The proclamation must state the facts constituting the need for the budget amendment, the funds affected by the budget amendment, the anticipated source of financing, the estimated amount of money required to finance the budget amendment, and the time and place the trustees will meet for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment for the current school fiscal year.
(2) The trustees shall send a copy of the proclamation to the county superintendent and to the board of county commissioners of the county.
(3) The trustees shall submit a budget amendment for an enrollment increase to the superintendent of public instruction for approval in the manner provided in 20-9-163.
History: En. 75-6724 by Sec. 230, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6724; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 633, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-163. Resolution for budget amendment -- petition to superintendent of public instruction

20-9-163. Resolution for budget amendment -- petition to superintendent of public instruction.
(1) Whenever the trustees of a district decide that a budget amendment is necessary because of an enrollment increase, they may petition the superintendent of public instruction to adopt a resolution for the budget amendment. The petition must be signed by a majority of the trustees.
(2) The petition must state the facts constituting the need for the budget amendment, the estimated amount of money required to fund the budget amendment, the funds affected by the budget amendment, the anticipated source of financing for the budget amendment, and the current year enrollment.
(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall promptly approve or disapprove the petition requesting approval to adopt a resolution for a budget amendment because of increased enrollment. The superintendent of public instruction shall adjust the district's maximum general fund budget based on the approved enrollment increase. Upon approval, a district may not adopt a budget amendment if the amount will cause the district to exceed the district's adjusted maximum general fund budget. If the petition is approved, the trustees may adopt a resolution for a budget amendment and take all other steps required for the adoption of a budget amendment. Approval of a petition by the superintendent of public instruction authorizes the board of trustees to initiate a budget amendment by resolution and does not relieve the trustees of the necessity of complying with the requirements of the school budgeting laws. Approval of the petition may not be construed as approval of any subsequent application for increased state aid on account of the budget amendment.
History: En. 75-6725 by Sec. 231, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6725; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 392, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 237, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-164. Notice of budget amendment resolution

20-9-164. Notice of budget amendment resolution.
A copy of the budget amendment resolution must be published one time in a newspaper that will give notice to the largest number of people of the district as determined by the trustees, and a copy of the resolution must be posted at each schoolhouse of the district. A copy of the budget amendment resolution must also be delivered to the county superintendent and to the county clerk as the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county. The publication, posting, and delivery of the resolution must be done not less than 1 week before the day specified in the resolution for the consideration and adoption of a budget amendment.
History: En. 75-6726 by Sec. 232, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6726; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 767, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-167. Repealed

20-9-167. Repealed.
Sec. 56, Ch. 767, L. 1991.
History: En. 75-6730 by Sec. 236, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6730.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 1. School Budgets › 20-9-168. Emergency budget amendment tax levy

20-9-168. Emergency budget amendment tax levy.
When a budget amendment has been adopted by the board of trustees under 20-9-161(2) and a district does not have sufficient funds, including insurance proceeds and reserves, to finance the budget amendment, the district may levy a tax in the ensuing school year to fund the expenditures authorized by the budget amendment. The amount levied may not exceed the unfunded amount of the budget amendment.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 6, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 237, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-201. Definitions and application

20-9-201. Definitions and application.
(1) As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "fund" means a separate detailed account of receipts and expenditures for a specific purpose as authorized by law or by the superintendent of public instruction under the provisions of subsection (2). Funds are classified as follows:
(a) A "budgeted fund" means any fund for which a budget must be adopted in order to expend money from the fund. The general fund, transportation fund, bus depreciation reserve fund, tuition fund, retirement fund, debt service fund, building reserve fund, adult education fund, nonoperating fund, and any other funds designated by the legislature are budgeted funds.
(b) A "nonbudgeted fund" means any fund for which a budget is not required in order to expend money on deposit in the fund. The school food services fund, miscellaneous programs fund, building fund, lease or rental agreement fund, traffic education fund, interlocal cooperative fund, internal service fund, impact aid fund, enterprise fund, custodial fund, extracurricular fund, metal mines tax reserve fund, endowment fund, litigation reserve fund, and any other funds designated by the legislature are nonbudgeted funds.
(2) The school financial administration provisions of this title apply to all money of any elementary or high school district. Elementary and high school districts shall record the receipt and disbursement of all money in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The superintendent of public instruction has general supervisory authority as prescribed by law over the school financial administration provisions, as they relate to elementary and high school districts. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules necessary to secure compliance with the law.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever the trustees of a district determine that a fund is inactive and will no longer be used, the trustees shall close the fund by transferring all cash and other account balances to any fund considered appropriate by the trustees if the fund does not have a cash or fund balance deficit.
History: (1)En. Sec. 237, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 424, L. 1977; Sec. 75-6801, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 238, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 266, L. 1977; Sec. 75-6802, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6801, 75-6802; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 392, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 135, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 658, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 568, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 493, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 356, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 480, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 418, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 185, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-202. County officials for financial administration when joint district

20-9-202. County officials for financial administration when joint district.
(1) When all of the schools of the joint district are located in one county, the school financial administration duties assigned to county officials shall be performed by those officials of the county wherein the schools of the district are located. When the schools of a joint district are located in more than one county, the superintendent of public instruction shall designate the county officials to perform such duties for the joint district.
(2) The designated county treasurer shall be the custodian of all joint district moneys and shall perform all other duties of the county treasurer for the joint district. The superintendent of public instruction shall disburse all moneys for a joint district to such county treasurer.
History: En. 75-6803 by Sec. 239, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 277, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6803.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-203. Examination of district accounting records

20-9-203. Examination of district accounting records.
The accounting records of all first-, second-, and third-class school districts must be audited in accordance with 2-7-503. The trustees of the district shall file a copy of the completed audit report with the department of administration, the superintendent of public instruction, and the county superintendent.
History: En. 75-6807 by Sec. 243, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6807; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 336, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 573, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 489, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-205. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bid requirements

20-9-205. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bid requirements.
(1) Whenever any law of this state provides a limitation upon the amount of money that a school district can expend upon any public work or construction project without letting such public work or construction project to contract under competitive bidding procedures, a school district shall not circumvent such provision by dividing a public work or construction project or quantum of work to be performed thereunder which by its nature or character is integral to such public work or construction project, or serves to accomplish one of the basic purposes or functions thereof, into several contracts, separate work orders, or by any similar device.
(2) This section shall apply not only where the public work or construction project is divided into several projects which are constructed at approximately the same period of time but also where the public work or construction project is divided into several projects which are constructed in different time periods or over an extended period of time.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 149, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6808.1.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-206. Repealed

20-9-206. Repealed.
Sec. 12, Ch. 260, L. 1995.
History: En. 75-6809 by Sec. 245, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 241, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6809; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 767, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 9. Finance › Part 2. Administration of Finances › 20-9-207. Documentation of expenditures

20-9-207. Documentation of expenditures.
(1) The expenditure of district money, other than employee contract payments, may be authorized by the trustees when:
(a) payee-signed claims, in which the payee attests to the accuracy of the claim and that the payee has not received the claimed amount, have been issued to the district; or
(b) the payee has provided the district with an invoice or other document identifying the quantity and total cost per item included on the invoice.
(2) The intention of this section is to provide sufficient documentation for each expenditure of district money.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 366, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6809.1; amd. Sec. 312, Ch. 56, L. 2009.