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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.510 - SEATING ARRANGEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.511 - GLAZING (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.512 - HEATERS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.513 - COMMUNICATIONS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.514 - REGULAR SERVICE ENTRANCE (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.515 - EXHAUST SYSTEM (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.5 - Special Education Vehicle Standards › Rule 10.64.516 - TYPE A SCHOOL BUSES USED FOR SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.6 - Minimum Standards for School Use of Four Wheel Drive Vehicles › Rule 10.64.601 - GENERAL (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.6 - Minimum Standards for School Use of Four Wheel Drive Vehicles › Rule 10.64.602 - APPLICATION (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.6 - Minimum Standards for School Use of Four Wheel Drive Vehicles › Rule 10.64.603 - SPECIAL EOUIPMEMT (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.6 - Minimum Standards for School Use of Four Wheel Drive Vehicles › Rule 10.64.604 - INSPECTIONS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-10-111
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.64 - TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10.64.7 - Transportation Areas › Rule 10.64.701 - CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING TRANSPORTATION AREAS

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(1) Relationship to School Law. The criteria
				must fit into the framework of school law for the administration of public
				schools, such as transfer of pupils, payment of tuition and other principles of
				school administration.
(a) County and school
				district boundaries do not apply: school bus areas when several of the
				following criteria apply:
(i) Pupils live
				closer to a school in an adjoining school district or county.
(ii) geographical features such as mountains,
				or rivers make attendance in the home district impractical.
(iii) road conditions should have a great
				deal of con-sideration if there is a big difference in the type of roads
				available for school transportation.
(iv) the natural trading center might have
				some bearing in some instances.
(v)
				very often, parents wish small children to attend the same school as older
				children.
(vi) a majority opinion
				of the parents of the children concerned.
(vii) convenience and safety of
				children.
(viii) type of training
				required by pupils.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.1 - Pupil Instruction-Related Days › Rule 10.65.101 - POLICY GOVERNING PUPIL INSTRUCTION-RELATED DAYS APPROVED FOR BASE FUNDING PROGRAM CALCULATIONS

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(1) A school which
				in any fiscal year was in session for at least the minimum aggregate hours
				required (
				20-1-301, MCA)
				may count for the year's foundation program a maximum of seven PIR days with a
				minimum of three of the days for instructional and professional development
				meetings or other appropriate in-service training. These seven PIR days in
				addition to the minimum aggregate hours may be counted provided that such
				additional days did not include any time counted for pupil instruction as
				provided in
				20-1-302,
				MCA and were used for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with
				the regulations hereby established:
(a) Staff
				orientation held prior to the beginning of pupil instruction for the purpose of
				organization of the school year.
(b) Staff professional development programs
				scheduled during the year for the purpose of improving instruction (ARM
				10.55.714 ) shall include annual
				instructional and professional development meetings. Staff may attend either
				the instructional and professional development meetings or attend the
				equivalent number of hours of other appropriate inservice training as
				prescribed by the board of trustees. The board of trustees shall not prescribe
				equivalent hours during time approved for PI funding.
(c) Parent-teacher conferences for the
				purpose of acquainting parents with the school and the progress of their
				children. This day may be divided into hourly increments so as to provide six
				hours over two days and may occur in addition to, but may not duplicate, a
				pupil instruction (PI) day.
(d)
				Post-school record and report completion at the end of the pupil instruction
				year. This day may be divided so as to provide one-half day at the end of each
				semester or quarter.
(e) A school
				district may count for the year's foundation program a total of not more than
				three and one-half days in addition to the minimum aggregate hours required for
				kindergarten purposes, provided that such additional days were used for one or
				more of the above-named purposes.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.1 - Pupil Instruction-Related Days › Rule 10.65.102 - APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SCHEDULE PUPIL INSTRUCTION-RELATED DAYS (REPEALED)

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20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-1-304,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.1 - Pupil Instruction-Related Days › Rule 10.65.103 - PROGRAM OF APPROVED PUPIL INSTRUCTION-RELATED DAYS

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(1) A copy of the program planned and
				executed for each day approved by the board of trustees (except the annual
				instructional and professional development meetings) must be kept on file in
				the office of the appropriate school official. Such program may be subject to
				review by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) The program(s) for each approved day
				referred to in ARM
				10.65.101(1) (a)
				-(d) shall be planned and executed so as to
				require the participation of each professional staff member for a total of six
				hours for each approved PIR day. Professional development time may be divided
				into no less than two hour increments to facilitate delivery of professional
				development programs.
(3) Saturdays
				and holidays, while not pupil instruction days, may be approved for pupil
				instruction-related days noted in ARM
				10.65.101(1) (a)
				-(d).
20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-1-304,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.2 - Kindergarten Schedule Variances › Rule 10.65.201 - POLICY STATEMENT ON KINDERGARTEN ACCREDITATION AND SCHEDULE VARIANCES (REPEALED)

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20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-1-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.2 - Kindergarten Schedule Variances › Rule 10.65.202 - LOCAL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION (REPEALED)

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20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-1-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.3 - Compulsory School Attendance › Rule 10.65.301 - GENERAL

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(1) The Board of Public Education shall
				determine whether a private institution provides instruction in the program the
				board prescribes.
(2) The Board of
				Public Education had designated as the basic instructional program the
				educational curriculum set forth in the Administrative Rules of Montana
				10.55.402 and
				10.55.403 as amended for
				application to private institutions.
(3) Students governed by compulsory
				attendance statutes, who are not enrolled and attending a public school must be
				enrolled in a private institution providing a basic instructional program as
				provided by the Board of Public Education or be excused under another aspect of
				20-5-109(2),
				MCA.
20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.3 - Compulsory School Attendance › Rule 10.65.302 - PROCEDURES FOR ATTENDANCE OFFICER

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(1) The
				attendance officer is mandated to enforce the compulsory attendance provision
				of Montana school law and has been vested with the necessary police and
				investigatory powers to enforce compulsory attendance provisions of Montana law
				to ensure the children are enrolled and attending a public school or enrolled
				in a private institution which provides the basic instructional program; as
				described in
				10.55.402 and
				10.55.403 of the Administrative
				Rules of Montana.
(2) In the
				capacity of enforcing compulsory school attendance law the attendance officer
				may notify the county superintendent of his county of the existence of the
				private institution after determining that a child is enrolled in a private
				institution.
(3) The attendance
				officer shall, at the discretion of the county superintendent, accompany and/or
				assist the county superintendent in the county in determining whether the
				nonpublic school is providing the basic instructional program as
				prescribed.
20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-5-101,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.65 - HOURS AND DAYS OF INSTRUCTION › Subchapter 10.65.3 - Compulsory School Attendance › Rule 10.65.303 - PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

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(1) The
				county superintendent as an elected local school official must meet certain
				teaching and administrative qualifications in school matters. The county
				superintendent has general supervision of the schools of his county and is
				responsible to perform any duty prescribed by the Board of Public
				Education.
(2) The Office of Public
				Instruction will provide technical assistance to all county superintendents,
				upon their request, so they in turn can perform the mandates of this
				policy.
(3) The governing authority
				of a private institution may request the attendance officer to contact the
				county superintendent for a determination of whether a private institution is
				providing a basic instructional program.
(4) The county superintendent upon request by
				the attendance officer, shall contact the governing authority of the private
				institution and determine annually whether the children within his county who
				are attending a private institution are receiving a basic instructional program
				as set forth by the Board of Public Education.
(5) If the county superintendent determines
				that the private institution is providing a basic instructional program as
				prescribed, the county superintendent shall notify the attendance officer that
				the private institution is providing the basic instructional program to the
				children of that institution and is therefore in compliance with the compulsory
				attendance law.
(6) Should the
				county superintendent determine that the children attending a private
				institution are not receiving a basic instructional program, he shall specify
				the deficiency(ies) to the governing authority of the institution and may allow
				the latter a reasonable probationary period of up to six months in which to
				correct the deficiency(ies), after which probationary period he shall report
				the same to the local attendance officer who then, if necessary shall pursue
				the remedies provided by law to assure that proper compulsory attendance at an
				institution with at least the basic instructional program is
				provided.
(7) The governing
				authority of a private institution which is found by the county superintendent
				not to provide a basic instructional program may appeal the county
				superintendent's decision to the Board of Public Education and the board shall
				apply the Administrative Procedure Act in this appeal.
20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-3-205,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.101 - REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 20-4-120, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.102 - WAIVER OF AGE REQUIREMENT (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.103 - METHOD OF APPLYING (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.104 - FEES (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.105 - WAITING PERIOD FOR RETESTING (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.106 - ISSUANCE OF EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.107 - OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.108 - OFFICIAL GED TEST CENTERS (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.109 - DEFINITIONS (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.110 - DEFINITIONS

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(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the
				following terms apply:
(a) "Alternative
				educational options" means a state-approved educational program designed to
				provide a secondary education outside a traditional high school setting (e.g.,
				Job Corps, Youth Challenge).
(b)
				"Candidate" means a person applying to take a high school equivalency (HSE)
				test.
(c) "Chief education officer"
				means the principal or designated school official (e.g., guidance
				counselor).
(d) "High school
				equivalency diploma" means a diploma issued by the state to individuals passing
				a state-approved high school equivalency test.
(e) "High school equivalency test" means a
				test designed for individuals without a high school diploma to demonstrate the
				competencies of a high school graduate.
(f) "Regular school program" means an
				education program provided by a public, private, or home school for which
				credits towards graduation are earned.
(g) "School" means an education program
				provided by a public, private, or home school.
(h) "State HSE test administrator" means the
				person in the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) who administers the HSE
				program.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.111 - QUALIFCATIONS FOR CANDIDATE TO RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS

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(1) Candidates shall not be currently
				enrolled in school or have received an accredited high school diploma or high
				school equivalency credential.
(2)
				Candidates shall receive a high school equivalency (HSE) diploma when scores
				meet or exceed the minimum score requirement established by the Board of Public
				Education.
(3) Candidates must
				physically reside in Montana and have a Montana mailing address, or claim
				Montana as their state of residence if tested at a military installation or in
				a federal correctional institution.
(4) Candidates must be at least 19 years of
				age.
20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-131,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.112 - QUALIFICATIONS - EXCEPTIONS

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(1) Candidates 17
				and 18 years of age are eligible to test and receive HSE diplomas provided the
				candidate:
(a) submits to the HSE testing
				center prior to testing, an original, official school document that clearly
				identifies the candidate by name, date of birth, and provides the last school
				enrollment date and signed by the chief education officer verifying that the
				candidate has been advised of in-school and alternative educational options;
				and
(b) is no longer enrolled in a
				regular high school program for credit; or
(c) resides in a Montana-based job corps
				center, correctional facility, state-authorized group home, youth challenge, or
				treatment center and submits a written referral from the facility director or
				authorized agent (e.g., probation officer).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.113 - AGE REQUIREMENT - WAIVER

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(1) A 16-year old
				candidate may receive a waiver of the age requirement if documentation is
				submitted and approved by the state HSE test administrator (ARM
				10.66.111)
				, as follows:
(a) a completed, signed, and
				notarized 16-year old age waiver application form providing school status as
				required under ARM
				10.66.112
				and notarized permission from the candidate's parent or legal
				guardian;
(b) a statement from an
				OPI adult basic education program stating the candidate has successfully
				completed HSE preparation classes or has attained pre-test scores indicating a
				likelihood that the candidate will pass the official HSE test; and
(c) a letter on official letterhead
				stationery from an employer or continuing education training program indicating
				that acceptance of the candidate is based upon successful completion of the HSE
				test.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.114 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING

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(1) The following
				items must be submitted to an official HSE testing center prior to testing:
(a) picture identification issued by tribal,
				state, or federal authorities;
(b)
				appropriate documentation pursuant to ARM
				10.66.112 or ARM
				10.66.113 if under the age of 19;
				and
(c) proof of Montana
				residency.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.115 - FEES

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(1) Upon advice and consent of the Board of
				Public Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a
				schedule of fees that may be charged for the administration of the HSE test.
				The schedule of fees shall be commensurate with the testing program centers'
				actual costs related to the HSE test. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
				shall report annually to the Board of Public Education the status of all fees
				associated with the HSE test.
20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-131,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.116 - RETESTING

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(1) Retests must be administered in a test
				form not previously taken by the examinee and in compliance with the testing
				service requirements.
(2)
				Candidates who previously received a Montana high school equivalency credential
				may retest if higher scores are required for employment or admission to a
				postsecondary institution. Retesting for this purpose requires prior approval
				from the state HSE administrator in the Office of Public Instruction.
				Candidates shall show proof that retesting is necessary by presenting a written
				request on official letterhead stationery signed by the agent requiring higher
				scores, stating the reason the higher scores are necessary.
20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-131,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.117 - ISSUANCE OF EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

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(1) All HSE diplomas are issued by the
				Superintendent of Public Instruction. Official transcripts and diplomas will be
				awarded to those who successfully complete the HSE test. Candidates will have
				access to test results through an official database. The Office of Public
				Instruction will maintain HSE records permanently. HSE records may be obtained
				by contacting the state HSE administrator at the Office of Public Instruction,
				P.O. Box 202501, Helena, Montana 59620-2501.
(2) HSE test transcripts are accepted as
				official only when reported to the state HSE administrator by official HSE
				testing centers or by a scoring service recognized by the HSE
				administrator.
20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-131,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.1 - High School Equivalency (HSE) › Rule 10.66.118 - OFFICIAL HSE TEST CENTERS

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(1) Official HSE
				test centers may be established as needed with the approval and inspection by
				the state HSE administrator.
(2)
				Each Montana HSE test center must meet the requirements, policies, and
				procedures as proscribed by their individual testing company.
(3) Following approval by the state HSE
				administrator, the HSE test center's contact information will be posted on the
				Office of Public Instruction HSE web site.
20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-131,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.201 - OPERATIONS

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(1) Any Montana school district, community
				college or publicly-supported Montana-based educational institution (job corps)
				may enter into a contract with the American council on education to operate the
				external diploma program.
(2)
				Programs approved by the American council on education may use funds from the
				adult education mill levy (section
				20-7-705 ),
				county literacy will levy in mill (section
				20-7-714
				), federal funds from the National Literacy Act (
				P.L.
				102-73 ) and other appropriate federal funds to
				support the external diploma program.
(3) Fees may be charged to participants for
				the cost of material and/or other operational costs.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.202 - ELIGIBILITY

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(1) The candidates must be residents of the
				state of Montana who have attained their twenty first birthday.
(a) A person is a resident of the state, if
				any of the following conditions are met:
(i)
				Has resided in the state for thirty consecutive days prior to
				enrollment;
(ii) Shows evidence of
				having paid property or income taxes for the current or the immediate prior
				year.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.203 - ENROLLMENT

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(1) Each individual enrolling in the external
				diploma program will be evaluated by program staff in accordance with standards
				and procedures established by the American council on education.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.204 - AGREEMENT

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(1) Each candidate must have completed an
				individual education program agreement between the candidate and an authorized
				external diploma program center, delineating areas of concern for skill
				development, level of achievement, and a timeline for completion of the
				program.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.205 - RECORDS

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(1) An active file for each enrollee in the
				external diploma program will be maintained at the center. The individual
				education program, initial evaluation results and documentation of progress in
				the program will be retained in this file together with correspondence or other
				information pertinent to the individual and the external diploma program
				process.
(2) Upon successful
				completion of the external diploma program, and in accordance with the American
				council on education, an individual's permanent file will be established and
				maintained by the program.
(3) The
				office of public instruction will maintain individual external diploma records
				file prior to 1992. Verifiable requests for copies of the records will be
				served.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.206 - NON-COMPLETION OF PROGRAM

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(1) If an
				individual fails to complete the requirements within the provisions of the
				individual education program agreement, a new agreement may be negotiated
				between the individual and the external diploma center. Once an agreement is
				established, however, only the timelines should be considered for renegotiation
				unless extreme and unusual circumstances prevail, and documentation of those
				circumstances is provided to the center.
(2) If an individual withdraws from the
				program without notifying the external diploma program center after the
				expiration of the individual program agreement, the center must maintain the
				individual's active file for five years. Upon expiration of this waiting
				period, the program will destroy all records.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.2 - Policy for External Diploma Program › Rule 10.66.207 - ANNUAL REPORT

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(1) Approved
				programs will send the executive secretary of the board of public education a
				summary count of the number of external diplomas awarded during the calendar
				year. Reports are to be sent prior to February 28 of the previous year
				data.
Sec.
					 20-2-121(10)
					 and
					 20-7-131,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121(10),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.66 - ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION CREDENTIALS › Subchapter 10.66.3 - State Diplomas › Rule 10.66.301 - STATE DIPLOMAS

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(1) The eligibility
				and qualifications for pursing a Montana proficiency-based diploma (state
				diploma) pursuant to 20-3-110, MCA, are as follows:
(a) An individual is eligible for a state
				diploma if that individual:
(i) is at least
				17 years of age and otherwise would be eligible for admittance to school under
				20-5-101,
				MCA; and
(ii) demonstrates, by a
				written communication from the individual's school district, that the
				individual is not capable of completing the school district's graduation
				requirements; and
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.67 - POLICY ESTABLISHING STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 10.67.1 - Policy › Rule 10.67.101 - STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE

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(1) State
				equalization aid will be distributed pursuant to the provisions of section
				20-9-344,
				MCA. The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute the state
				equalization aid on the basis of each district's entitlement of the aid as
				established by the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) The board of public education may not
				increase or decrease the state equalization aid distribution to any district on
				account of any difference that may occur during the school fiscal year between
				budgeted and actual receipts from any other source of school revenue.
(3) The first foundation program payment and
				guaranteed tax base aid payment must be based on an estimate of 20% of the
				entitlement of each district or county and must be distributed by July 15 of
				the school fiscal year.
(4) Each
				subsequent monthly payment must be at least 7% of the entitlement of each
				district or county.
(5) If a
				district or county receives more state equalization aid than it is entitled to,
				the county treasurer shall return the overpayment to the state upon the request
				of the superintendent of public instruction in the manner prescribed by the
				department of commerce.
Sec.
					 20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 20-9-344,
					 20-9-346
					 MCA, IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-344,
					 20-9-346
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.67 - POLICY ESTABLISHING STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 10.67.1 - Policy › Rule 10.67.102 - REPORTING AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

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(1)
				The board of public education has the authority to require any reports it
				considers necessary.
(2) The board
				of public education may order the superintendent of public instruction to
				withhold distribution of state equalization aid or order the county
				superintendent of schools to withhold county equalization money from a district
				when the district:
(a) fails to submit
				reports or budgets as required by statute or by these rules; or
(b) fails to maintain accredited
				status.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.67 - POLICY ESTABLISHING STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 10.67.1 - Policy › Rule 10.67.103 - NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING UPON DETERMINATION THAT DISTRICT HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OR BUDGETS

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(1) On the
				basis of a preliminary notification from the superintendent of public
				instruction that a district has failed to submit required reports or budgets or
				has failed to maintain accredited status and has been designated as on
				deficiency status, the board of public education shall make a preliminary
				determination of whether or not a substantial reason exists to order the
				superintendent of public instruction to withhold distribution of state
				equalization aid or to order the county superintendent to withhold county
				equalization money from a district.
(a) If
				the board determines that no substantial reason exists to withhold funds, the
				matter is ended.
(b) If the board
				determines that there is a substantial reason to withhold funds, the board
				shall provide notice by certified mail of the pending action to the district.
				Such notice shall include:
(i) a statement of
				the time, place and nature of the hearing;
(ii) a statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
(iii) a reference to the particular sections
				of the statutes and the rules involved;
(iv) a statement of the matters
				asserted;
(v) a designation of who
				will hear the allegation;
(vi) a
				provision advising parties of their right to be represented by counsel at the
				hearing.
(c) The notice
				shall advise the district that it has the right to contest the proposed action
				of the board, and that it may do so by appearing at the hearing either through
				a representative of the school district or through counsel or by requesting the
				board to consider the matter on the basis of the available information without
				an appearance by a representative of the district.
(d) The board shall enclose with the notice
				an election form on which the district shall be asked to indicate whether it
				intends to appear at the hearing and contest the board's proposed action,
				contest the board's proposed action without appearing at the hearing, or accept
				the proposed withholding of funds without contesting it. The notice shall
				require the district to return the election form within twenty (20) days of the
				date on which the notice was mailed, and shall inform the district that failure
				to return the form in a timely manner will result in the withholding of funds
				by default.
(e) If the district
				does not return the completed election form within twenty (20) days or elects
				to accept the proposed withholding of funds without contesting it, the board
				shall order the equalization funds withheld at its next meeting.
(f) If the district elects to contest the
				proposed withholding of funds and complies with subsection (1) (d) of this
				rule, the board shall conduct a hearing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.67 - POLICY ESTABLISHING STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 10.67.1 - Policy › Rule 10.67.104 - HEARING IN CONTESTED CASES

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(1) The board
				shall select one of the following methods for providing a hearing:
(a) a hearing or telephone hearing before the
				board of public education at a special or regular meeting of the
				board;
(b) a hearing or telephone
				hearing before board member(s) who will report to the board proposed findings
				of fact, proposed conclusions of law and a proposed order; or
(c) a hearing or telephone hearing before a
				hearing examiner appointed by the board of public education who will report to
				the board proposed findings of fact, proposed conclusions of law and a proposed
				order.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.67 - POLICY ESTABLISHING STATE AID DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS › Subchapter 10.67.1 - Policy › Rule 10.67.105 - AFTER HEARING BY MEMBER OF BOARD/HEARING EXAMINER/BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

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(1) After hearing by the board of public
				education, the board adopts findings of fact, conclusions of law and an order
				either withholding equalization funds or permitting the disbursement of
				equalization funds to the district. The board shall enter its decision on its
				minutes and shall serve a copy by certified mail on the party adversely
				affected and on any other involved party.
Sec.
					 20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 20-9-344,
					 20-9-346,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-344,
					 20-9-346,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.68 - POLICY ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA LIBRARY › Subchapter 10.68.1 - Policy › Rule 10.68.101 - EDUCATIONAL MEDIA LIBRARY

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(1) The Board
				affirms a policy which will provide media materials that develop critical
				thinking, objective evaluations, and aesthetic appreciation suitable to the
				maturity level and ability of students.
(2) For purposes of Board approval or
				disapproval of the selection of educational media, the superintendent of public
				instruction shall prepare, subject to board approval;
(a) Definition of scope and purpose of the
				library,
(b) Establishment of
				selection criteria, and
(c)
				Procedures for acquisition, circulation, replacement and withdrawal.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.75 - MONTANA INDIAN LANGUAGE PRESERVATION (MILP) PROGRAM › Subchapter 10.75.1 - Guidelines › Rule 10.75.101 - ROLES

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(1) Within the Montana Indian Language
				Preservation (MILP) program, tribal governments receive MILP funds from the
				Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and designate the tribal education
				department, the tribal culture and language department, or the selected tribal
				entity, college, or language program to administer the grant
				objectives.
(2) Culture and
				language departments are unique in each tribal nation within Montana as most
				tribes have established a culture and language department in various forms
				within the college or tribal departments. Some tribes have established language
				immersion schools in their indigenous language. The MILP program can be
				facilitated by these various entities within the tribe at the discretion of the
				tribal government. The selected organization will opt into MILP and propose a
				language preservation plan, budget narrative, and outcomes as it pertains to
				the MILP program language through these guidelines and instituted through the
				Egrants system within the Office of Public Instruction overseen by the Language
				and Culture Specialist. The usage of the funds, and the development of their
				outcomes, will be monitored through the Egrants system and the OPI Language and
				Culture Specialist.
(3) Tribal
				governments may work with school districts as part of their language
				preservation efforts. Where there is an established partnership between tribes
				and school districts, language and culture specialists will adhere to the
				guidelines established by the tribe for the languages they oversee.
AUTH:
					 20-9-537, MCA; IMP:
					 20-9-537,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.75 - MONTANA INDIAN LANGUAGE PRESERVATION (MILP) PROGRAM › Subchapter 10.75.1 - Guidelines › Rule 10.75.102 - DEFINING INDIAN LANGUAGE FLUENCY

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(1) "Fluency"
				is:
(a) the flow in spoken or written
				language as perceived by the listener or reader, with the flow made possible by
				clarity of expression, the acceptable ordering of ideas, and the use of
				vocabulary and syntax appropriate to the context; or
(b) general mastery of spoken or written
				language, easy and accurate, with few mistakes, and the ability to contribute
				to diverse discussions.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.75 - MONTANA INDIAN LANGUAGE PRESERVATION (MILP) PROGRAM › Subchapter 10.75.1 - Guidelines › Rule 10.75.103 - PROGRAM

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(1) The governing bodies of each of Montana's
				eight tribal nations or community entities may execute a contract with the
				Office of Public Instruction for the Montana Indian Language Preservation
				(MILP) program.
(2) Tribal
				governments must enter into a contract with the Office of Public Instruction no
				later than February 1, 2024.
(3)
				Production of language products and implementation of product objectives must
				be incorporated into the overall contract between each tribal government and
				the Office of Public Instruction.
(4) A tribal resolution or its equivalent may
				accompany the application authorizing application to the program for the
				specified project.
(5) Tribal
				governments may enter into an agreement with a subrecipient, or designee, to
				transfer the responsibilities of administering part or whole of the program
				only with the prior approval of the Office of Public Instruction before
				subrecipient activities are performed.
(6) Grantees will document the number of
				students with early learning providers, the number of schools, and the number
				of adult education offerings. Grantees will show a documented 10% or greater
				increase in outreach to language learners over two years.
(7) Eligible uses of funds include:
(a) development of audio and visual
				recordings;
(b) creation of
				reference materials which may be audio, visual, electronic, and written
				format;
(c) creation of publication
				of curricula, which may include electronic curricula;
(d) language classes;
(e) publication of literature; or
(f) language programs, workshops, seminars,
				camps, and other presentations in formal and informal settings.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.75 - MONTANA INDIAN LANGUAGE PRESERVATION (MILP) PROGRAM › Subchapter 10.75.1 - Guidelines › Rule 10.75.104 - PROPOSAL AND CONTRACTING TIMELINE

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(1) To be
				considered for MILP funding, tribal governments or community entities must
				submit their application by December 31 of the prior year through the Egrants
				online platform.
(2) Egrant
				applications must demonstrate how activities will meet the objectives of the
				program funding and the capacity of the organization to carry out the
				activities, including:
(a) a description of
				language and culture committees or any other groups involved;
(b) a description of the curriculum to be
				taught through courses, language programs, songs, and any other methods
				utilized to instruct future language speakers;
(c) a description of the role of language and
				culture specialists involved or otherwise partnering with the program
				participants;
(d) a description of
				any professional development activities provided through the program, including
				those which serve language and culture specialists;
(e) a designation of a tribal authorized
				representative to administer the program which must be a tribal education
				department or equivalent or, if the tribe does not have an education
				department, to another entity such as a tribal culture or language department
				or equivalent, including any resolution indicating partnerships with the
				tribes; and
(f) a program
				description which includes the following:
(i)
				an estimate of the current number of fluent speakers in the tribe;
(ii) plans to build multigenerational fluency
				through any plans to partner with early learning providers and adult education
				offerings; and
(iii) a proposed
				budget for the expenditure of funds received from MILP and any other funding
				sources.