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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 2. Calling of and Preparation for School Elections › 20-20-203. Resolution for poll hours, polling places, and judges

20-20-203. Resolution for poll hours, polling places, and judges.
(1) At the trustee meeting when a school election is called, the trustees shall:
(a) except as provided in 20-20-106(3), establish the time at which the polls are to open if in their discretion they determine that the polls must be open before noon;
(b) establish the polling places for the election, using the established polling places for general elections within the district wherever possible; and
(c) appoint at least three judges for each polling place.
(2) There must be one polling place in each district unless the trustees establish additional polling places. If more than one polling place is established, the trustees shall define the boundaries for each polling place so that the boundaries for each polling place are coterminous with county precinct boundaries existing within a district. If the site of a polling place is changed from the polling place site used for the last preceding school election, special reference to the changed site of the polling place must be included in the notice for the election.
History: En. 75-6408 by Sec. 144, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6408; amd. Sec. 359, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 57, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 297, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 2. Calling of and Preparation for School Elections › 20-20-204. Election notice

20-20-204. Election notice.
(1) (a) When the trustees of a district call a school election, they shall give notice of the election not less than 10 days or more than 40 days before the election by:
(i) publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation if there is one in the district;
(ii) posting notices in three public places in the district; and
(iii) posting notice on the district's website, if the district has an active website, for 10 days prior to the election.
(b) Whenever, in the judgment of the trustees, the best interest of the district will be served by the supplemental publication or broadcast of the school election notice by any recognized media organization in the district, the trustees may cause the supplemental notification to be made.
(2) The notice of a school election, unless otherwise required by law, must specify:
(a) the date and polling places of the election;
(b) the hours that the polling places will be open;
(c) each proposition to be considered by the electorate;
(d) if there are trustees to be elected, the number of positions subject to election and the length of term of each position;
(e) where and how absentee ballots may be obtained; and
(f) where and how late registrants may obtain a ballot on election day.
(3) If more than one proposition is to be considered at the same school election, each proposition must be set apart and separately identified in the same notice or published in separate notices.
History: En. 75-6409 by Sec. 145, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6409; amd. Sec. 360, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 372, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 144, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 227, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 242, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-301. Qualifications of elector

20-20-301. Qualifications of elector.
An individual is entitled to vote at school elections if the individual has the qualifications set forth in 13-1-111 and is a resident of the school district or, in a school district that has been apportioned into single-member trustee districts according to 20-3-337, a resident of the trustee district.
History: En. 75-6410 by Sec. 146, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 83, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 91, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 100, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6410; amd. Sec. 361, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 539, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 328, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-302. Repealed

20-20-302. Repealed.
Sec. 1, Ch. 208, L. 1983.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5199.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 84-4711(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-303. Elector challenges

20-20-303. Elector challenges.
(1) An elector may challenge the qualifications of another elector under the provisions of 13-13-301(1). Any person offering to vote in a school election may be challenged by any elector of the district on any of the grounds for challenge established in 13-13-301(2). The challenge must be determined in the same manner, using the same oath as provided in Title 13, chapter 13, part 3.
(2) Any person who has been challenged under any of the provisions of this section and who swears or affirms falsely before any school election judge is guilty of false swearing and is punishable as provided in 45-7-202.
History: En. 75-6412 by Sec. 148, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 83, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 91, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6412; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 130, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-311. Voter registration

20-20-311. Voter registration.
Voter registration for school elections must be as provided in Title 13, chapter 2.
History: En. 75-6413 by Sec. 149, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6413; amd. Sec. 228, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-312. Listing of registered electors -- late registration

20-20-312. Listing of registered electors -- late registration.
(1) After closing regular registration, the county election administrator shall prepare a list of registered electors for each polling place established by the trustees. The list for each polling place must be prepared in the format of a precinct register book.
(2) An elector may register as provided in 13-2-304 to vote in a school election after the close of regular registration.
History: En. 75-6414 by Sec. 150, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 83, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6414; amd. Sec. 362, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 229, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 3. Qualification and Registration of Electors › 20-20-313. Delivery and charge for lists of registered electors

20-20-313. Delivery and charge for lists of registered electors.
Before the day of the election, the election administrator shall deliver a certified copy of the lists of registered electors for each polling place to the district. The district shall deliver them to the election judges prior to the opening of the polls. The district shall reimburse the county for the actual costs of preparing the lists of registered electors.
History: En. 75-6415 by Sec. 151, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6415; amd. Sec. 363, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-401. Trustees' election duties -- ballot certification

20-20-401. Trustees' election duties -- ballot certification.
(1) The trustees are the general supervisors of school elections unless the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election under 20-20-417.
(2) Not less than 30 days before an election, the clerk of the district shall certify the ballot by preparing a certified list of the names of all candidates entitled to be on the ballot subject to 13-37-126 and certifying the official wording for each ballot issue. The candidates' names must appear on the ballot in accordance with 13-12-203. The clerk shall arrange for printing the ballots. Ballots for absentee voting must be printed and available at least 20 days before the election. Names of candidates on school election ballots need not be rotated.
(3) Before the opening of the polls, the trustees shall cause each polling place to be supplied with the ballots and supplies necessary to conduct the election.
History: En. 75-6418 by Sec. 154, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6418; amd. Sec. 364, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 481, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 372, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 144, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 514, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 230, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 214, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-402. Clerk of election judges and appointment for absent judge

20-20-402. Clerk of election judges and appointment for absent judge.
Before conducting the school election and on the day of the election, the judges shall designate one of their number to act as clerk of such election. If any of the judges appointed by the trustees are not present at the time for the opening of the poll, the electors present at that time may appoint a qualified elector for such election to act in the place of the absent judge.
History: En. 75-6419 by Sec. 155, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6419.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-410. Oath of judges

20-20-410. Oath of judges.
Before votes are cast, the school election judges shall take and subscribe the official oath prescribed by the constitution. The election judges may administer the oath to each other.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 372, L. 1987.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-411. Conduct of election

20-20-411. Conduct of election.
Election judges shall conduct school elections in a manner that ensures a fair and unbiased determination of the matters put before the electorate and see that each elector has an adequate opportunity to cast the elector's vote.
History: En. 75-6421 by Sec. 157, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6421; amd. Sec. 365, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 329, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-412. Repealed

20-20-412. Repealed.
Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
History: En. 75-6416 by Sec. 152, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6416(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-413. Repealed

20-20-413. Repealed.
Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
History: En. 75-6422 by Sec. 158, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6422(1), (2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-414. Repealed

20-20-414. Repealed.
Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
History: En. 75-6422 by Sec. 158, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6422(3) thru (6).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-415. Trustees to canvass votes

20-20-415. Trustees to canvass votes.
At the first regular or special meeting of the trustees conducted after the receipt of the certified tally sheets of any school election from all the polls of the district, the trustees shall canvass the vote.
History: En. 75-6423 by Sec. 159, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6423(part); amd. Sec. 366, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-416. Certificate of election

20-20-416. Certificate of election.
After the canvass of the total votes cast, the trustees shall issue a certificate of election. In the case of a trustee election, either by vote or by acclamation, the certificate must be issued to the elected trustee and the county superintendent designating the term of the trustee position to which the trustee has been elected. In the case of an election on a proposition, the trustees shall issue a certificate specifying the outcome of the election. The certificate must be issued to the official or public body that ordered the election within 25 days after the election. When the election has been ordered by resolution of the trustees, the canvassed results must be published immediately in a newspaper that will give notice to the largest number of people of the district.
History: En. 75-6423 by Sec. 159, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6423(part); amd. Sec. 367, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 154, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-417. Request for county election administrator to conduct election

20-20-417. Request for county election administrator to conduct election.
(1) By June 1 of each year, the trustees of a district may request the county election administrator to conduct certain school elections during the ensuing school fiscal year. The request must be made by a resolution of the board of trustees.
(2) Whenever the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the administrator shall:
(a) perform the duties imposed on the trustees and the clerk of the district for school elections in 20-20-203, 20-20-313, and 20-20-401; and
(b) deliver to the trustees, for the purpose of canvassing the vote, the certified tally sheets and other items as provided in 13-15-301.
(3) Whenever the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the school district shall pay the costs of the election as provided in 13-1-302.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 481, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 330, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-418. Tie votes

20-20-418. Tie votes.
If a tie vote occurs among the candidates for a school trustee position, the trustees shall appoint one of the candidates who tied to fill the office as in other cases of vacancy.
History: En. Sec. 57, Ch. 297, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-420. School recount board -- duties -- composition

20-20-420. School recount board -- duties -- composition.
(1) There is a school recount board. If a school election requires a recount pursuant to 13-16-201, the school recount board shall perform the recount following the procedures for a recount board as provided in Title 13, chapter 16.
(2) (a) The school recount board must consist of three members of the board of trustees of the school district for which the school election took place.
(b) If there are more than three members of the board of trustees, the presiding officer of the board of trustees shall appoint three trustees to serve as school recount board members. If the presiding officer of the board of trustees is a candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted, another trustee chosen by majority vote shall serve as the presiding officer for purposes of appointing the school recount board members.
(c) If one or more of the trustees appointed to the school recount board cannot serve or cannot attend when the school recount board meets, the presiding officer shall appoint one or more remaining trustees to serve. If there is an insufficient number of trustees to serve on the school recount board, the presiding officer may appoint the school district clerk or the clerk's designee or the county superintendent or the superintendent's designee to serve as the remaining member or members.
(d) A candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted may not be a member of the school recount board.
(e) The school district clerk is secretary of the school recount board, and the board may appoint school district employees or hire any additional clerks as needed.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 347, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 20. School Elections › Part 4. Election Procedure › 20-20-421. Voting systems

20-20-421. Voting systems.
Whenever a voting system, as defined in 13-1-101, is available to a district, the voting system may be used for a school election if the voting system has been approved pursuant to 13-17-101 and if the election administrator complies with the provisions of Title 13, chapter 17. In construing the provisions of that chapter, the "county governing body" and the "election administrator" are, for the purposes of this section, considered to refer to trustees and "county" is considered to refer to district.
History: En. 75-6417 by Sec. 153, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6417; amd. Sec. 368, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 414, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-101. Antidiscrimination

20-25-101. Antidiscrimination.
The Montana university system shall instruct all individuals on equal terms.
History: En. 75-8401 by Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8401; amd. Sec. 331, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-102. Prohibition against use of name of system

20-25-102. Prohibition against use of name of system.
(1) The state has the exclusive right to the name "the Montana university system".
(2) No other institution of learning or corporation may use the name "the Montana university system" or similar name.
(3) The attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state against any person, association, or corporation using the same or similar name.
(4) The penalty for violation of this section shall be the dissolution of the corporation and a fine in a sum not exceeding $500 or less than $100.
History: En. 75-8404 by Sec. 4, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8404.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-103. Authority to accept gifts

20-25-103. Authority to accept gifts.
On behalf of the state, the regents may accept all gifts or grants of any kind for the use of any of the units of the university system. Gifts or grants subject to specific provisions shall be accepted and used subject to the terms of the gift or grant.
History: En. 75-8429 by Sec. 29, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8429.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-104. Supplementary conservation education in university system

20-25-104. Supplementary conservation education in university system.
(1) To supplement the broad conservation program in the elementary and secondary schools, the units of the university system shall make available to all students in teacher preparatory courses basic instruction in conservation education.
(2) The units at Bozeman and Missoula shall include instruction in conservation in their community or public service programs.
History: En. 75-8803 by Sec. 59, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8803.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-105. Repealed

20-25-105. Repealed.
Sec. 8, Ch. 21, L. 1985.
History: En. 75-8804 by Sec. 60, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8804.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-106. Repealed

20-25-106. Repealed.
Sec. 4, Ch. 428, L. 1983.
History: En. 75-8805 by Sec. 61, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8805.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-107. Regulation of award of degrees -- penalty

20-25-107. Regulation of award of degrees -- penalty.
(1) No person, corporation, association, or institution shall issue any degree or such similar literary honors as are usually granted by universities or colleges without the prior approval of the regents of the adequacy of the course of study.
(2) This section does not apply to any educational institution accredited by an educational accrediting association whose accrediting is found by the regents to be generally recognized by state and other universities in the United States.
(3) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
History: En. 75-8502 by Sec. 31, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8502.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-108. Research programs -- powers of units

20-25-108. Research programs -- powers of units.
(1) The units of the system are authorized, singly or in cooperation, to engage in research and development programs with the prior approval of the regents.
(2) Such programs may be conducted by any department of a unit or any organization established to assist the unit. A unit or organization may:
(a) contract with private organizations, companies, firms, or individuals relative to research programs;
(b) conduct research programs with the penal, corrective, or custodial institutions of Montana and engage the voluntary participation of the inmates with the prior approval of the governing board of the institution;
(c) accept contributions, grants, or gifts from private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments for research programs;
(d) make agreements or cooperative undertakings with private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments for research programs;
(e) match the funds of private organizations, companies, firms, individuals, governmental agencies or departments with available funds for research programs;
(f) accumulate, invest, and expend the funds and proceeds from research programs;
(g) acquire real and personal property reasonably required for research programs;
(h) not divert funds, proceeds, or real and personal property from the research programs; and
(i) not charge or obligate the state of Montana or the general funds or a unit or agency.
(3) The legislature declares a public need for scientific research in the units of the system to promote the general welfare and to provide an adequate defense for the United States.
History: En. 75-8801 by Sec. 57, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8801.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-109. Authorized university system employee or individual activities

20-25-109. Authorized university system employee or individual activities.
(1) A Montana university system employee who, as part of the employee's authorized work for the university system, conceives, creates, discovers, invents, or develops intellectual property may:
(a) if approved by the board of regents, own or be awarded equity interest or participation in the intellectual property; or
(b) if approved by the board of regents, serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board of or as a director, officer, or employee of a business entity that:
(i) has an agreement with the university system or with any other Montana state agency or political subdivision that relates to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of that intellectual property; or
(ii) shares an ownership interest in the intellectual property with the university system.
(2) An individual, at the request of and on behalf of the university system, may serve as a member of the board of directors or other governing board of a business entity that:
(a) has an agreement with the university system or with any other Montana state agency or political subdivision that relates to the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of the individual's intellectual property; or
(b) shares an ownership interest in the intellectual property with the university system.
(3) For purposes of this section, "intellectual property" means inventions, discoveries, and creations that may be eligible for copyright or patent. The term also includes other economic development activity of a proprietary nature, including but not limited to business practices, ideas, processes, or arrangements that may not be eligible for either patent or copyright but for which the possibility of profitable commercialization exists.
(4) An employee or individual included under the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) shall report the name of the business entity with which the employee or individual is affiliated to the commissioner of higher education and to the appropriate person within the unit of the university system at which the person is employed or on behalf of which the individual is serving.
(5) The provisions of 2-2-104, 2-2-105, 2-2-121, and 2-2-201 do not apply to this section.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 379, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 1. University System -- General › 20-25-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity

20-25-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity.
(1) The entity that transfers title to a construction project constructed as part of a public education program shall disclose the fact that the construction project was constructed as part of a public education program on at least one document, form, or application executed prior to or contemporaneously with an offer for the purchase, sale, rental, or lease of the construction project. The disclosure provided for in this subsection must be in the following form or in a substantially similar form: "Student Construction Project: This property was constructed as part of a public education program and was in whole or in part constructed by students. The school district or public postsecondary institution responsible for the education program is not liable for civil damages resulting from construction projects constructed as part of a public education program except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct."
(2) Except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a school district or public postsecondary institution is not liable for civil damages resulting from a construction project constructed as part of a public education program if the disclosure required in subsection (1) is made.
(3) As used in this section, "public education program" means a program operated by a public school or a public postsecondary institution.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-201. Units constituting university system

20-25-201. Units constituting university system.
The Montana university system is composed of the following units, each designated by its legal name:
(1) The university of Montana, with campuses at the following locations:
(a) Missoula;
(b) Butte;
(c) Dillon; and
(d) Helena.
(2) Montana state university, with campuses located at the following locations:
(a) Bozeman;
(b) Billings;
(c) Havre; and
(d) Great Falls.
History: En. 75-8403 by Sec. 3, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8403; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-205. Purpose of university -- law and forestry schools

20-25-205. Purpose of university -- law and forestry schools.
(1) The university of Montana-Missoula shall have for its purpose instruction in all the departments of science, in literature, in the arts, and in industrial and professional education.
(2) A law school is established at the university of Montana-Missoula.
(3) A forestry school is established at the university of Montana-Missoula.
History: En. 75-8405 by Sec. 5, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8405; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-206. Departments and courses of university of Montana-Missoula

20-25-206. Departments and courses of university of Montana-Missoula.
(1) The departments of the university are:
(a) a preparatory department, which may be dissolved as the regents deem wise, containing courses designed to prepare a student for the regular department;
(b) a department of literature, science, and the arts, offering courses which shall include:
(i) mathematics, physical and natural sciences, with their application to the industrial arts;
(ii) languages, literature, history, and philosophy; and
(iii) other courses at the regents' discretion; and
(c) professional and technical departments.
(2) When the income of the university allows and demands require, the courses may form departments with a faculty and an appropriate title.
History: En. 75-8406 by Sec. 6, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8406; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-207. Bureau of government research -- purpose -- funding

20-25-207. Bureau of government research -- purpose -- funding.
(1) There is a bureau of government research at the university of Montana-Missoula. The purpose of the bureau is to facilitate research and publication in the area of state and local government and to maintain a liaison between political scientists and government officials through the exchange of information.
(2) The bureau of government research may:
(a) receive and administer gifts, donations, and bequests;
(b) contract with individuals, organizations, and governmental agencies for cooperative endeavors; and
(c) apply for and receive grants from public and private agencies.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 443, L. 1993; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-211. Montana technological university -- purpose -- fees for assays

20-25-211. Montana technological university -- purpose -- fees for assays.
(1) Montana technological university has for its purpose instruction and education in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, mining, milling, engineering, mathematics, mechanics and drawing, and the laws of the United States and Montana relating to mining.
(2) A department designated as "the Montana state bureau of mines and geology", which is under the direction of the regents, is established at Montana technological university.
(3) The chancellor of Montana technological university may charge and collect reasonable fees for any assays and analyses made by the college.
(4) The chancellor shall keep an account of the fees and pay them monthly to the treasurer for deposit to the college fund.
History: En. Secs. 7, 49, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8407, 75-8608; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 3, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-212. Bureau of mines and geology -- purpose

20-25-212. Bureau of mines and geology -- purpose.
The bureau of mines and geology shall:
(1) compile and publish statistics relative to Montana geology, mining, milling, and metallurgy;
(2) collect:
(a) typical geological and mineral specimens;
(b) samples of products;
(c) photographs, models, and drawings of appliances used in the mines, mills, and smelters of Montana; and
(d) a library and a bibliography of literature relative to the progress of geology, mining, milling, and smelting in Montana;
(3) study the geological formations of Montana, with special reference to their economic mineral resources and ground water;
(4) examine the topography and physical features of Montana relative to their bearing upon the occupation of the people;
(5) study the mining, milling, and smelting in Montana relative to their improvement;
(6) publish bulletins and reports of a general and detailed description of the natural resources, geology, mines, mills, and reduction plants of Montana;
(7) make qualitative examinations of rocks and mineral samples;
(8) consider scientific and economic problems that the regents consider valuable to the people of Montana;
(9) communicate special information on Montana geology, mining, and metallurgy;
(10) cooperate with:
(a) departments of the university system;
(b) the state mine inspector;
(c) departments of the state;
(d) the United States geological survey; and
(e) the United States bureau of mines;
(11) make examinations of state land regarding its geology and mineral value at the request of the department of natural resources and conservation and make investments. These services are limited to the time available for the services after all other duties of the bureau of mines and geology are served. Written reports must be made. Travel expenses incurred by the examiner must be paid, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, by the agency requesting the examination upon the presentation of claims in the ordinary form.
(12) deposit all material collected in the state museums or at Montana technological university after completed use by the bureau of mines and geology;
(13) distribute duplicates of representative material to the units of the university system to their best educational advantage; and
(14) print the regular and special reports with illustrations and maps and distribute them on direction of the board of regents.
History: En. 75-8408 by Sec. 8, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 453, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8408; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 3, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-213. Bureau director and assistants -- duties

20-25-213. Bureau director and assistants -- duties.
The director and assistants of the bureau of mines and geology shall:
(1) take an oath to perform all required services;
(2) guard all confidential information accumulated in their work;
(3) refrain from pecuniary speculation or remunerative private work based upon knowledge of a commercial or economic nature acquired through their services until the knowledge is published and submitted to the people of Montana; and
(4) turn in to the bureau of mines and geology, as state property, all correspondence, notes, illustrations, and other accumulated data.
History: En. 75-8409 by Sec. 9, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8409.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-221. Montana state university-Bozeman -- designation and purpose

20-25-221. Montana state university-Bozeman -- designation and purpose.
(1) The land-grant university for the state of Montana, designated as "Montana state university-Bozeman", is established at Bozeman under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862.
(2) Montana state university-Bozeman shall be a comprehensive institution carrying out programs of research and public service and offering instruction in the sciences, literature, and arts, including military science, as well as professional programs in agriculture, engineering, and other fields as may be prescribed by the regents.
History: En. 75-8410 by Sec. 10, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8410; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-222. Agricultural experiment station -- establishment and purpose

20-25-222. Agricultural experiment station -- establishment and purpose.
(1) There is established at the state university at Bozeman and under its direction an agricultural experiment station, by virtue of the Hatch Act approved by congress on March 2, 1887. The provisions, donations, and benefits contained in that act and all acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof are accepted and adopted by the state of Montana.
(2) The purpose of the agricultural experiment station shall be to conduct and promote studies, scientific investigations, and experiments relating to agriculture, natural resources, and rural life and to diffuse information thereby acquired among the people of Montana.
(3) The agricultural experiment station shall include, in addition to the central location at Bozeman, the designated research centers and other affiliated testing and research facilities.
History: En. 75-8411 by Sec. 11, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-223. Director of agricultural experiment station -- duties

20-25-223. Director of agricultural experiment station -- duties.
The director shall have the immediate direction, management, and control of the agricultural experiment station, subject to the general supervision, direction, and control of the regents and the president of the state university.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.1.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-224. Agricultural research centers

20-25-224. Agricultural research centers.
(1) The following agricultural research centers are established as a part of the agricultural experiment station:
(a) the central agricultural research center, located near Moccasin;
(b) the western agricultural research center, located near Corvallis;
(c) the northern agricultural research center, located near Havre;
(d) the southern agricultural research center, located near Huntley;
(e) the northwestern agricultural research center, located near Kalispell;
(f) the eastern agricultural research center, located near Sidney.
(2) All research centers shall be under the general supervision of the director of the agricultural experiment station.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.2.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-225. Experimental farms

20-25-225. Experimental farms.
(1) In accordance with the provisions of the Morrill Act of July 2, 1862, the regents shall make available for the purchase of sites or experimental farms from any funds deposited in the Montana permanent fund credited to the state university through provisions of the Morrill Land Act of 1862, known as the agricultural college Morrill permanent fund, a sum not to exceed 10% of the amount of the fund.
(2) The total amount that may be used for purchase of lands for sites or experimental farms may not exceed 10% of the total amount accrued to the credit of the agricultural college Morrill permanent fund.
(3) Money apportioned from the endowment funds for the purchase of sites or experimental farms may not be applied directly or indirectly to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building.
(4) The regents shall approve purchases of sites or experimental farms, which must be essential for the research programs of the state university.
History: En. 75-8606 by Sec. 47, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8606; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 34, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-226. Assents to acts of congress

20-25-226. Assents to acts of congress.
(1) (a) The state of Montana assents to the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An Act to Provide for an Increased Annual Appropriation for Agricultural Experiment Stations and Regulating the Expenditure Thereof", approved March 16, 1906, and consents to receive the benefits of the act in the manner and for the purposes intended and provided in the act.
(b) The agricultural experiment station must be the beneficiary of the funds in the act and shall use the funds only for the purposes provided in the act.
(c) The treasurer of Montana state university-Bozeman may receive all money appropriated by the act, to be expended under the supervision of the regents in the manner designated in the act, and must receive and shall hold and account for the funds and make reports to the secretary of agriculture as required by the act.
(2) (a) The state accepts and assents to the terms and provisions of the act of congress approved May 8, 1914, entitled "An Act to Provide for Cooperative Agricultural Extension Work Between the Agricultural Colleges in the Several States Receiving the Benefits of an Act of Congress Approved July Second, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-two, and of Acts Supplementary Thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture".
(b) The president of Montana state university-Bozeman may enter into all necessary agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States for the receipt and expenditure of all money paid under the provisions of the act.
(c) The president may receive and expend the money in accordance with the provisions of the act and any agreements made pursuant to the act.
History: (1)Ap. p. Sec. 44, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8603, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 46, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 343, L. 1977; Sec. 75-8605, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 45, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8604, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8603(1) thru (3), 75-8604, 75-8605(1)(b); amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 332, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-227. Montana wool laboratory -- designation and purpose

20-25-227. Montana wool laboratory -- designation and purpose.
(1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana wool laboratory.
(2) The purpose of the laboratory shall be the carrying on of effective scientific and practical research and testing work to develop as complete and accurate a knowledge of wools as possible.
(3) The wool laboratory shall be under the general direction of the director of the agricultural experiment station.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.3.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-228. Wool laboratory funds and fees

20-25-228. Wool laboratory funds and fees.
(1) The wool laboratory shall:
(a) cooperate fully with the United States department of agriculture for the benefit of the Montana wool industry; and
(b) keep a complete and comprehensive system of records covering its internal administration, activities, and meetings of its advisory committee and all sampling, testing, and research work.
(2) The wool laboratory may:
(a) receive any moneys which the federal government may make available for the use of the laboratory and pay all such funds to the state treasurer to be deposited in a special trust fund; and
(b) receive donations from individuals for the purposes of the laboratory, which shall also be paid to the state treasurer to be deposited in the special trust fund.
(3) All federal funds which may be provided and all funds which may be received by the laboratory for its use and benefit are hereby appropriated for the Montana wool laboratory.
(4) All moneys collected by the Montana wool laboratory shall be used for the payment of salaries and expenses, including purchase of equipment and supplies, and the erection of necessary buildings.
(5) The laboratory shall charge fees to woolgrowers which will cover actual costs for furnishing specific testing services. Such fees shall not include costs of doing research.
History: En. 75-8607 by Sec. 48, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8607.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-229. Montana seed laboratory -- purpose -- fees

20-25-229. Montana seed laboratory -- purpose -- fees.
(1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana seed laboratory.
(2) The purpose of the laboratory is to conduct effective scientific and practical research or testing work to develop as complete and accurate an analysis of grains and seeds as requested.
(3) The laboratory is under the general direction of the director of the agricultural experiment station.
(4) The laboratory shall:
(a) establish procedures for submitting seed samples for analysis; and
(b) determine the appropriate fees for analytical services provided by the laboratory.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.4; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 300, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-230. Acceptance of donations

20-25-230. Acceptance of donations.
The director, with the consent of the regents, may accept on behalf of the state of Montana, for the use of the agricultural experiment station, donations of real property, money, implements, scientific equipment, building materials, animals, supplies, and any other gifts considered beneficial by the director. Such donations may be accepted from both public and private sources, including the government of the United States.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.5.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-231. Federal grants and cooperative research studies

20-25-231. Federal grants and cooperative research studies.
The director of the agricultural experiment station may take appropriate steps to qualify for and receive grants and other forms of assistance made available by the government of the United States and may enter into agreements with governmental agencies for cooperative research studies.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.6.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-232. Income from sale of products -- disposition

20-25-232. Income from sale of products -- disposition.
Any income received from the sale of agricultural products and services by the agricultural experiment station or by any of the agricultural substations shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be used to defray the costs of operating the station and substations.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 29, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8411.7, R.C.M. 1947; En. 75-8603 by Sec. 44, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8603, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.7, 75-8603(4).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-233. Short title

20-25-233. Short title.
Sections 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 may be cited as the "Montana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act".
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 659, L. 1989.