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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-234. Purpose

20-25-234. Purpose.
The purpose of 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 is to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as crop rotations, green manuring, integrated pest management, and maintenance of livestock health and quality with reduced use of growth hormones and antibiotics. Sections 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 are intended to foster economically and ecologically beneficial means of soil improvement, pest management, irrigation, cultivation, harvesting, animal husbandry, transportation, and marketing for Montana agriculture, based on methods designed to accomplish the following:
(1) control pests and diseases of agricultural importance through management practices and alternatives that reduce or eliminate dependence on pesticides and petrochemicals;
(2) improve soil fertility and tilth through the use of practices that reduce dependence on synthetically compounded petrochemical-based fertilizers;
(3) produce, process, and distribute food and fiber in ways that consider the interactions among soil, plants, water, air, animals, tillage, machinery, labor, energy, and transportation to enhance resource efficiency, conservation, and public health; and
(4) provide Montana farmers and ranchers with useful agriculture production and marketing information on alternative and specialty crops and livestock, including ostriches, rheas, and emus.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 659, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 206, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-235. Duties of Montana agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service

20-25-235. Duties of Montana agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service.
The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service shall:
(1) develop a usable database of existing research in low-input, sustainable agriculture;
(2) conduct educational programs for producers using material from the database. Programs must include teaching producers techniques of low-input agriculture, assessment of risks involved with change, and marketing of products from their farms and ranches.
(3) extend research on the use of legumes to supply a portion of the nitrogen required by field crops;
(4) work with producers in establishing integrated pest management;
(5) begin research and development of marketable specialty crops and livestock that are integral to sustainable farming systems; and
(6) identify specific areas in which additional research is needed to enhance the adoption and success of low-input, sustainable agriculture in Montana.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 659, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-236. Report to legislature

20-25-236. Report to legislature.
The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service may, as provided in 5-11-210, report to the legislature regarding the expenditures, activities, and outcomes of the program provided for in 20-25-233 through 20-25-236.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 659, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 349, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-237. Local government center -- purpose -- funding

20-25-237. Local government center -- purpose -- funding.
(1) There is a local government center at Montana state university-Bozeman. The purpose of the center is to strengthen the capacities of Montana's local governmental units to deliver essential services efficiently and to provide training, technical assistance, and research to local officials.
(2) The local government center 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. 1, 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 › 20-25-241. Montana forest and conservation experiment station established

20-25-241. Montana forest and conservation experiment station established.
There is hereby established in the university of Montana-Missoula forestry school a station to be known as the Montana forest and conservation experiment station, which shall be under the direction of the board of regents.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-301; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-243. Director of station

20-25-243. Director of station.
The dean of the forestry school, whoever shall hold that office from time to time, shall be the director of said Montana forest and conservation experiment station. The board of regents shall have the power and it shall be its duty to appoint or designate such assistants and employees as may be necessary and to fix the compensation of all persons connected with said station.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 141, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 28-302.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-244. Oath of office

20-25-244. Oath of office.
The dean of the forestry school, the officers and employees of said station, appointed or assigned, and their assistants shall take an oath to:
(1) perform all the services required of them under 20-25-241 through 20-25-245;
(2) guard carefully all confidential information accumulated in the progress of their work; and
(3) turn in to the station as state property all correspondence, notes, illustrations, and data of any kind accumulated by them in performing the work of the station.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 141, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 28-305.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-245. Reports -- disposition of income

20-25-245. Reports -- disposition of income.
(1) The board of regents may require such regular and special reports to be prepared as it deems necessary. Such regular reports and the special reports and bulletins, with proper illustrations and maps, shall be printed and distributed as the board of regents may direct and as the interests of the state and of science and industry may demand.
(2) Income received by the station shall be deposited in the state treasury and used for the purposes of administering 20-25-241 through 20-25-245.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 234, Ch. 147, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 28-304.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-251. Repealed

20-25-251. Repealed.
Sec. 35, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
History: En. 75-8423 by Sec. 23, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8423.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-252. Donations to Montana state university-Billings

20-25-252. Donations to Montana state university-Billings.
The regents may accept for and on behalf of Montana state university-Billings college any donations of lands and any other gifts for the use and benefit of the college.
History: En. 75-8425 by Sec. 25, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8425; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-253. Purpose of university of Montana-western

20-25-253. Purpose of university of Montana-western.
The university of Montana-western has for its primary purpose the instruction and training of teachers for the public schools of Montana.
History: En. 75-8424 by Sec. 24, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8424; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 38, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-254. Donations to university of Montana-western

20-25-254. Donations to university of Montana-western.
The regents may accept for and on behalf of the university of Montana-western any donations of lands and any other gifts for the use and benefit of the college.
History: En. 75-8426 by Sec. 26, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8426; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 38, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-255. Acceptance of public lands

20-25-255. Acceptance of public lands.
(1) The regents must receive, in the names of the university of Montana-western and Montana state university-Billings, all benefits derived from the distribution of lands contemplated in section 17 of an act of congress, approved February 22, 1889, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Division of Dakota Into Two States and to Enable the People of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington to Form Constitutions and State Governments and to be Admitted Into the Union on an Equal Footing With the Original States, and to Make Donations of Public Lands to Such States".
(2) The regents may, in carrying out the provisions of Title 20, pledge one-half of all interest and income derived from the land grant for the payment in whole or in part of notes, bonds, or other obligations issued by the regents for residence halls or other facilities at the university of Montana-western or at Montana state university-Billings, provided that any pledge must be subject to any prior pledge.
History: En. 75-8427 by Sec. 27, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8427; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 38, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 2. University Units › 20-25-256. Purposes of Montana state university-northern

20-25-256. Purposes of Montana state university-northern.
Montana state university-northern has for its purpose instruction and education in:
(1) the English language, history, literature, mathematics, bookkeeping, moral philosophy, and political, rural, and household economy;
(2) mechanical arts, agricultural chemistry, animal and vegetable anatomy and physiology, and veterinary art;
(3) entomology, geology, and such other natural sciences as may be prescribed by the regents;
(4) agriculture, horticulture, and especially the application of science and the mechanical arts to practical agriculture in the field;
(5) irrigation and use of water for agricultural purposes; and
(6) all that relates to an efficient, modern manual training school.
History: En. 75-8428 by Sec. 28, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8428; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-302. Revenue-producing facilities -- powers of regents

20-25-302. Revenue-producing facilities -- powers of regents.
The regents of the Montana university system may:
(1) purchase, construct, equip, or improve, at any unit of the Montana university system, any of the following types of revenue-producing facilities:
(a) land;
(b) residence halls, dormitories, houses, apartments, and other housing facilities;
(c) dining rooms and halls, restaurants, cafeterias, and other food service facilities;
(d) student union buildings and facilities; and
(e) those other facilities specifically authorized by joint resolution of the legislature;
(2) rent housing facilities and provide food and other services to the students, officers, guests, and employees of the unit at rates that will ensure a reasonable net income over operating expenses and will provide for debt service and reserves and provide for the collection of charges, admissions, and fees for the use of other facilities by students and other persons. The charges, admissions, and fees are not considered tuition within the meaning of 20-25-421 and may be collected from any or all students.
(3) hold the net income derived from the operation of the facilities and the charges, admissions, and fees collected and devote the revenue from these sources to debt service and reserves, repairs, replacements, and betterments of the facilities or, so far as the revenue has not been previously obligated for these purposes, to the acquisition, erection, equipping, enlarging, or improvement of additional facilities of the types described in this section;
(4) exercise full control and complete management of the facilities;
(5) rent the facilities to other public or private persons, firms, and corporations for uses, at times, for periods, and at rates as in the regents' judgment will be consistent with the full use of the facilities for academic purposes and will add to the revenue available for capital costs and debt service;
(6) do all things necessary to plan for and propose financing, including all necessary loan applications, for:
(a) classroom, laboratory, library, bookstore, and other instructional facilities;
(b) office, recordkeeping, storage, equipment maintenance, and other administrative and operational facilities;
(c) stadiums, fieldhouses, armories, arenas, gymnasiums, swimming pools, and other facilities for athletic and military instruction, exhibitions, games, and contests;
(d) auditoriums, theaters, music halls, and other assembly, theatrical, musical, and entertainment facilities;
(e) hospital, nursing, and other health instruction and service facilities;
(f) nurseries, barns, arenas, pavilions, and other facilities for agricultural and livestock breeding, development, and exhibition;
(g) parking lots and ramps and other parking facilities; and
(h) land needed for the facilities.
History: En. 75-8503 by Sec. 32, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8503; amd. Sec. 74, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 243, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-303. Repealed

20-25-303. Repealed.
Sec. 3, Ch. 78, L. 2013.
History: En. 75-8510 by Sec. 39, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8510; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-304. Repealed

20-25-304. Repealed.
Sec. 3, Ch. 78, L. 2013.
History: En. 75-8511 by Sec. 40, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8511.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-305. President -- powers and duties

20-25-305. President -- powers and duties.
Subject to the supervision of the regents, the president of each of the units of the system:
(1) is responsible for the immediate direction, management, and control of the respective units, including instruction, practical affairs, and scientific investigations;
(2) is the president of the general faculty and of the special faculties of the departments or colleges and the executive head of the unit in all its departments;
(3) has the duties of one of the professorships as long as the interests of the unit require it;
(4) shall perform the duties of corresponding secretary for the unit;
(5) may offer multiyear contracts to athletic coaches;
(6) shall make an annual report to the regents containing any information that they may request; and
(7) shall furnish any special report on request of the regents or the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210.
History: En. 75-8512 by Sec. 41, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8512; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-306. Designation of holidays by board of regents

20-25-306. Designation of holidays by board of regents.
(1) The board of regents of higher education may designate the following business days as holidays for all employees of the university system in exchange for the same number of legal holidays enumerated in 1-1-216:
(a) the Friday following Thanksgiving;
(b) the Monday before Christmas Day or New Year's Day if either holiday falls on Tuesday; and
(c) the Friday after Christmas Day or New Year's Day if either holiday falls on Thursday.
(2) A full-time employee who is scheduled for a day off on a day that is designated as a holiday under subsection (1) is entitled to receive another day off with pay during the same pay period of the designated holiday or as scheduled by the employee and the employee's supervisor in addition to the employee's regularly scheduled days off if the employee is in a pay status on the last regularly scheduled working day immediately before the holiday or on the first regularly scheduled working day immediately after the holiday. Part-time employees receive pay for the designated holiday on a prorated basis according to rules adopted by the department of administration or appropriate administrative officer under 2-18-604.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 340, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 334, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-308. Prohibition on transfer to foundation

20-25-308. Prohibition on transfer to foundation.
In order to implement the provisions of Article VIII, section 12, of the Montana constitution, ownership of the following may not be transferred to a nonprofit corporation or foundation established for the benefit of a unit of the university system unless full market value is received for the transfer and laws applicable to the disposition of property are followed:
(1) money in the higher education funds provided for in 17-2-102;
(2) excess proceeds of money borrowed pursuant to 20-25-402; and
(3) except as provided in 20-25-309, real or personal property acquired with money listed in subsection (1) or proceeds listed in subsection (2).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 371, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 478, L. 1995; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 419, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-309. Exemption from state construction and contract laws for certain university projects

20-25-309. Exemption from state construction and contract laws for certain university projects.
(1) The board of regents may lease land or land and facilities to a private nonprofit foundation organized to solicit, manage, and administer nonstate funds, gifts, grants, donations, in-kind contributions, and revenue on behalf of a unit of the Montana university system for the purpose of constructing or renovating athletic facilities. The terms, guaranties, and agreements relating to a facility subject to this subsection must be negotiated in the best interests of the state and must include guarantees that a commitment of state appropriations for design, construction, operations, or maintenance is not expressed or implied. The terms, guaranties, and agreements are subject to review and approval by the board of regents. After approval, the board of regents shall submit a report to the budget director certifying that the conditions of this subsection have been satisfied.
(2) The design and construction of projects pursuant to subsection (1) are not subject to the requirements of Title 18, chapters 2 and 8, except that:
(a) the department of administration shall execute the provisions of 18-2-103(1)(a) and (1)(e); and
(b) the provisions of Title 18, chapter 2, part 4, apply to all labor other than donated labor.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 419, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-311. Motor vehicle regulation -- parking and operation

20-25-311. Motor vehicle regulation -- parking and operation.
The regents of the Montana university system are authorized to make rules at each unit of the university system concerning the parking and operation of motor vehicles upon the grounds, streets, drives, and alleys of each unit.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 398, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8503.2.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-312. Motor vehicle regulation -- enforcement of regulations -- appeals

20-25-312. Motor vehicle regulation -- enforcement of regulations -- appeals.
(1) The regents may authorize the president of each unit to:
(a) assess fees for parking on campus subject to the approval of the regents after the regents' consultation with the respective student governing body of the unit;
(b) assess fines in accordance with a published schedule approved by the regents for violations of motor vehicle or parking regulations of each unit;
(c) order the removal of vehicles parked in violation of motor vehicle regulations of each unit at the expense of the violator;
(d) establish a system of appeals at each unit concerning parking violations;
(e) withhold the amount of any unpaid parking fine from any amount owing any student, employee, or faculty member, subject to the provisions of 17-4-105;
(f) prohibit a student from registering if the student has unpaid parking assessments or fines outstanding resulting from on-campus motor vehicle or parking violations within the previous year.
(2) The proceeds from fines and fees collected must be remitted to the unit at which collections are made and must be used for appropriate maintenance and construction of parking facilities and for traffic control.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 398, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8503.3; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 160, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 220, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-321. Security department members -- appointment -- campus security officer powers

20-25-321. Security department members -- appointment -- campus security officer powers.
(1) The regents of the Montana university system may appoint one or more persons to be members of security departments at each unit of the university system. Persons who are qualified under 7-32-303 to be campus security officers and who are employed and compensated by a security department as campus security officers are peace officers and may exercise their authority:
(a) upon the campuses of the Montana university system and, for campus-related activities, an area within 1 mile of the exterior boundaries of each campus;
(b) in or about other grounds or properties owned, operated, controlled, or administered by the regents or any unit of the Montana university system; and
(c) if an agreement is reached under subsection (3), for activities and in areas described in the agreement.
(2) Campus security officers may not serve or execute civil processes.
(3) Any university system security department may seek an agreement with local law enforcement agencies that specifies geographic and subject matter jurisdiction of campus security officers in areas outside the area described in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 405, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8513; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 416, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-322. Traffic citations -- agreements with city or county

20-25-322. Traffic citations -- agreements with city or county.
The president of each unit may enter into an agreement with the city or county in which the unit is located to authorize members of the unit's security department to issue citations for parking or moving traffic violations as defined by state or municipal laws that occur within the boundaries of the campus or on streets or alleys contiguous to the campus. All citations must be considered within the jurisdiction of the appropriate local authority and must be handled in the same manner as citations issued by peace officers of the local authority.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 405, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8514; amd. Sec. 335, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-323. Control and direction of security department

20-25-323. Control and direction of security department.
The president of each unit has general control and direction of the security department of the unit.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 405, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8515; amd. Sec. 336, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-324. Firearms

20-25-324. Firearms.
Security guards who have successfully completed the basic course in law enforcement conducted by the Montana law enforcement academy may carry firearms in accordance with policies established by the board of regents after consulting with the student body government at the unit of the university system affected by the regents' policy.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 405, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8516; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 430, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-331. Definitions

20-25-331. Definitions.
As used in 20-25-332, the following definitions apply:
(1) "For-profit fitness center" means a private sector facility that offers instruction, training, consultation, equipment, or space to the public for a fee to maintain, encourage, or develop physical fitness or conditioning.
(2) (a) "University fitness center" means a facility at a university unit, as provided in 20-25-201, that offers instruction, training, consultation, equipment, or space to maintain, encourage, or develop physical fitness or conditioning.
(b) The term does not include a university's swimming pool facilities, golf course facilities, or youth camps.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 545, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 3. Administration of University System › 20-25-332. Competition between for-profit fitness centers and university fitness centers prohibited -- exception

20-25-332. Competition between for-profit fitness centers and university fitness centers prohibited -- exception.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a university fitness center may not sell a contract or charge a monthly fee to individual members of the general public for the use of fitness center facilities if a for-profit fitness center offering similar services operates in the community where the university fitness center operates.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) do not apply to:
(a) contracts or monthly fees that may be charged to students, employees, or the immediate family members of a student or an employee of a university;
(b) contracts or monthly fees that may be charged to alumni of the university as long as the number of alumni memberships does not exceed 10% of the total number of alumni who are dues-paying members of the university's alumni association and who reside in the municipality where the university is located and as long as the cost of the alumni membership is at least as much as the average cost of membership in for-profit fitness centers in the municipality; and
(c) daily passes sold to relatives of university students or employees.
(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to units of the university system with less than 3,500 full-time students.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 545, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-401. Repealed

20-25-401. Repealed.
Sec. 35, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8503.1.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-403. State not obligated

20-25-403. State not obligated.
No obligation created under this chapter shall ever become a charge against the state of Montana, and all such obligations, including principal and interest, shall be payable solely from the sources authorized in this chapter.
History: En. 75-8505 by Sec. 34, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8505.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-404. Revenue-producing facilities considered as one

20-25-404. Revenue-producing facilities considered as one.
In creating and discharging obligations under this chapter, all of the revenue-producing facilities at each unit of the Montana university system may be considered as one, but income received at one unit shall not be used to discharge obligations created for facilities at another unit.
History: En. 75-8506 by Sec. 35, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8506.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-405. Restriction on use of state funds

20-25-405. Restriction on use of state funds.
No state funds except those specified in 20-25-402 shall be obligated or used for the purposes of parts 3 and 4 of this chapter unless specifically directed by the legislature.
History: En. 75-8507 by Sec. 36, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8507.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-406. Previous contracts unimpaired

20-25-406. Previous contracts unimpaired.
This chapter shall not impair any contract, indenture, or agreement executed under previous laws.
History: En. 75-8508 by Sec. 37, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8508.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-407. Prior obligations not affected

20-25-407. Prior obligations not affected.
No provision of this chapter shall affect or impair:
(1) any contract or undertaking or the financing or agreement to finance any contract or undertaking entered into under the provisions of the laws repealed hereby prior to January 18, 1971; and
(2) the issuance of bonds to finance facilities authorized or commenced under the laws repealed hereby prior to January 18, 1971.
History: En. 75-8509 by Sec. 38, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8509.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-422. Support of university system

20-25-422. Support of university system.
(1) For the support and endowment of the university, there is annually and perpetually appropriated:
(a) the university fund income, the proceeds and revenue from the grant of any estate or interest disposed of pursuant to 20-25-307, and all other sums of money appropriated by law to the university fund after any deductions made under 77-1-109;
(b) all tuition and matriculation fees; and
(c) all contributions derived from public or private bounty.
(2) The entire income of all the funds must be placed at the disposal of the board of regents by transfer to its treasurer and must be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. The income must be used solely for the support of the colleges and departments of the university or those connected with the colleges and departments.
(3) All means derived from other public or private bounty must be exclusively devoted to the specific objects designated by the donor.
History: En. 75-8602 by Sec. 43, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8602; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 533, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 370, L. 1995; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 122, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 465, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-423. Repealed

20-25-423. Repealed.
Sec. 8, Ch. 57, L. 2009.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ref. No. 75, app. Nov. 7, 1978; amd. Sec. 1, Ref. No. 106, app. Nov. 8, 1988; amd. Ref. No. 113, app. Nov. 3, 1998; amd. Sec. 121, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-424. Receipt of funds

20-25-424. Receipt of funds.
(1) The treasurer of Montana state university-Bozeman may receive the cash appropriation received from the United States by authority of the act of congress of August 30, 1890, known as the second Morrill Act and the act of congress of March 4, 1907, known as the Nelson Amendment, to be expended under the general supervision of the regents only for the purpose for which it was appropriated by congress.
(2) On or before December 1 of each year, the state university shall make detailed reports of the amounts received and disbursed under the provisions of the acts of congress of August 30, 1890, March 16, 1906, and March 4, 1907, to the secretaries of agriculture and interior of the United States, as required by the acts of congress.
History: En. 75-8605 by Sec. 46, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8605(1)(a), (2); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 21, L. 1985; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 78, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-425. Control of expenditures

20-25-425. Control of expenditures.
Pursuant to the terms of appropriations of the legislature or of congress or of gifts of donors, the regents shall determine the need for all expenditures and control the purposes for which all funds shall be spent, subject to the provisions of the law dealing with state purchases.
History: En. 75-8609 by Sec. 50, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8609.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-426. Donations, grants, gifts

20-25-426. Donations, grants, gifts.
All donations, grants, gifts, or devises must be made to each unit in its legal name or to the Montana university system assistance program established by 20-25-455. If made to any officer or board of the unit, the donations, grants, gifts, or devises must be immediately transferred to the unit.
History: En. 75-8610 by Sec. 51, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8610; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 202, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-427. Allocation of indirect cost reimbursements

20-25-427. Allocation of indirect cost reimbursements.
Any reimbursement for indirect costs associated with a grant to or contract with the Montana university system or any of its units is allocated to the designated subfund of the current fund, as provided in 17-2-102, for distribution to the unit receiving the grant or under the contract.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 624, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 489, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-433. Repealed

20-25-433. Repealed.
Sec. 35, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 672, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 298, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-434. Repealed

20-25-434. Repealed.
Sec. 35, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 672, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 298, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-439. Vocational-technical education -- mill levy required

20-25-439. Vocational-technical education -- mill levy required.
(1) Subject to 15-10-420, the boards of county commissioners of Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Silver Bow, and Yellowstone Counties shall in each calendar year levy a tax of 1 1/2 mills on the dollar value of all taxable property, real and personal, located within the respective county.
(2) The funds from the mill levy must be deposited in the general fund and must be distributed for vocational-technical education on the basis of budgets approved by the board of regents.
History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 122, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-440. Honors college program building

20-25-440. Honors college program building.
The university of Montana-Missoula may construct an honors college program building costing up to $2 million to be financed with private funds. The department of administration shall administer the construction project.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 1993; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-441. Lease of university of Montana-Missoula property for stadium authorized

20-25-441. Lease of university of Montana-Missoula property for stadium authorized.
The board of regents may lease land or land and facilities to a private, nonprofit foundation organized to solicit, manage, and administer gift revenues on behalf of the university of Montana-Missoula for the purpose of renovation or construction by the foundation of a football stadium for the university of Montana-Missoula. The terms of the lease must be advantageous to the state and must include a guarantee that no commitment of funds to any portion of the initial construction, other than as approved in Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 48th Legislature, is expressed or implied.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 477, L. 1985; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-442. Stadium construction on leased land

20-25-442. Stadium construction on leased land.
The construction of stadium facilities on land leased under 20-25-441 is not subject to the requirements of Title 18, chapter 2, except that:
(1) the department of administration shall execute the provisions of 18-2-103(1)(a) and (1)(e);
(2) the provisions of Title 18, chapter 2, part 4, apply to all labor except donated labor; and
(3) such other provisions of law as may be required to protect the interests of the state of Montana.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 477, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-451. Interest on student activity fees

20-25-451. Interest on student activity fees.
Interest earned on investment of student activity fees used to support a student government at a unit of the university system may be retained by the student government supported by the fees.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 341, L. 1987.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-452. Student organizations functioning as political committees -- funding

20-25-452. Student organizations functioning as political committees -- funding.
(1) A student organization that is required to register as a political committee and is regularly active may be funded in the same manner as other student organizations, except that if the organization is funded by an additional optional student fee, the fee must be an opt-in fee.
(2) The opt-in fee may only be delivered to the student organization by means of a written instrument signed by the student or through an electronic payment system that operates independently of any systems, electronic or otherwise, used by a public postsecondary institution for the purpose of collecting, receiving, or disbursing any tuition or fees.
(3) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Benefit" means any type of advantage, including but not limited to:
(i) recognition;
(ii) registration;
(iii) the use of facilities of the public postsecondary institution for meetings or speaking purposes;
(iv) the use of channels of communication; and
(v) funding sources that are otherwise available to other student organizations at the public postsecondary institution.
(b) "Political committee" has the meaning provided in 13-1-101.
(c) "Public postsecondary institution" means:
(i) a unit of the Montana university system as described in 20-25-201; or
(ii) a Montana community college defined and organized as provided in 20-15-101.
(d) "Regularly active" means having expended more than $10,000 in each of two or more statewide elections in the preceding 10 years.
(e) "Student organization" means an officially recognized group or a group seeking official recognition at a public postsecondary institution that is composed of students who receive or are seeking to receive a benefit through the public postsecondary institution.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 494, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-455. Montana university system assistance program -- purpose -- duties of board of regents

20-25-455. Montana university system assistance program -- purpose -- duties of board of regents.
(1) There is a Montana university system assistance program administered by the board of regents through the office of the commissioner of higher education. The program must allow a private donor to make tax deductible contributions by cash, check, or money order that benefit a qualifying institution and students of these public institutions.
(2) As part of the program, the board of regents shall:
(a) provide a donor with a receipt that reflects the contribution in sufficient detail for the donor to claim any applicable credits or deductions for state and federal income tax purposes;
(b) deposit donations to the program in the state special revenue account established by 20-25-456;
(c) develop procedures and forms that enable a donor to make contributions by cash, check, or money order for the benefit of a specific qualifying institution. If a donor does not select an institution, the donation must be allocated on an equal basis to all qualifying institutions by dividing the total donation by the number of qualifying institutions.
(d) develop procedures and forms that enable a donor to select the percentage of the donation that will be used by a qualifying institution for building projects, educational programs, and academic scholarships. If a donor does not make a selection, the donation may be used for the general support, maintenance, or improvement of the institution as provided in 17-3-1001(2).
(e) maintain adequate records to account for contributions that are allocated to each specific qualifying institution and any donor selection preference;
(f) provide each qualifying institution with a schedule showing the total donations credited to the institution at the end of each fiscal year; and
(g) distribute donor contributions to the qualifying institution's endowment fund as provided in 20-25-456.
(3) For the purposes of 20-25-456 and this section, "qualifying institution" means:
(a) a Montana community college that is part of a community college district, defined and organized as provided in 20-15-101; and
(b) a unit of the Montana university system, as described in 20-25-201, or any of its affiliated campuses.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 202, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 4. Miscellaneous Finance › 20-25-456. Voluntary contribution account for Montana's universities, colleges, and community colleges

20-25-456. Voluntary contribution account for Montana's universities, colleges, and community colleges.
(1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established by 17-2-102 to be known as the Montana university system assistance account. The board of regents shall deposit donations to the Montana university system assistance program in the account as provided in 20-25-455.
(2) All donations must be from a private source and may not be expended for any purpose other than for the benefit of qualifying institutions.
(3) Earnings in the account are allocable to each qualifying institution in proportion to each qualifying institution's share of the account balance.
(4) The board of regents shall distribute donor contributions to the qualifying institution's endowment fund. A distribution may not exceed the institution's allocation and must be used for the purpose established by the donor as provided in 20-25-455(2)(d). The distributions are derived from a private nonstate source and are payable without an appropriation pursuant to 17-8-101.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 202, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 5. University Students -- Qualifications and Rights › 20-25-501. Definitions

20-25-501. Definitions.
(1) Terms used in this part are defined as follows:
(a) "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation.
(b) "Minor" means a male or female, as defined in 1-1-201, person who has not obtained the age of 18 years.
(c) "Qualified person" means a person legally qualified to determine the person's own domicile.
(d) "Resident student" means:
(i) a student who has been domiciled in Montana for 1 year immediately preceding registration at any unit for any term or session for which resident classification is claimed. Attendance as a full-time student at any college, university, or other institution of higher education is not alone sufficient to qualify for residence in Montana.
(ii) any graduate of a Montana high school who is a citizen or resident alien of the United States and whose parents, parent, or guardian has resided in Montana at least 1 full year of the 2 years immediately preceding the student's graduation from high school. The classification continues for not more than 4 academic years if the student remains in continuous attendance at a unit; or
(iii) a member of the armed forces of the United States assigned to and residing in Montana, the member's spouse, or the member's dependent children.
(2) In the event that the definition of residency or any portion of the definition is declared unconstitutional as it is applied to payment of nonresident fees and tuition, the regents of the Montana university system may make rules on what constitutes adequate evidence of residency status not inconsistent with those court decisions.
History: En. 75-8702 by Sec. 53, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 240, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 395, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 397, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8702; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 435, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 685, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 20. Education › Chapter 25. University System › Part 5. University Students -- Qualifications and Rights › 20-25-502. Qualification of students

20-25-502. Qualification of students.
The university system is open to all people, subject to such uniform regulations as the regents deem proper.
History: En. 75-8701 by Sec. 52, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8701(part).