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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.610 - DEFINITIONS

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For purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Nonspending investment
				account" is a school district investment account from which monies are
				transferred back to the county treasurer to cover district warrants drawn on
				the district's fund or for cooperatives formed under
				20-7-457,
				MCA, for cooperative warrants drawn on the cooperative's funds.
(2) "School district investment account" is
				defined as an investment account established by a Montana school district
				pursuant to
				20-9-235,
				MCA, or by a cooperative as provided under ARM
				10.10.611. "School district
				investment account" does not include an investment pool program hosted by the
				county as a countywide investment pool or a school district investment pool
				formed by schools or by a combination of schools and other local governments
				under
				20-9-213,
				MCA.
(3) "Spending investment
				account" is a school district investment account from which the district or
				cooperative formed under
				20-7-457,
				MCA, makes payments for expenditures using electronic payments, either to
				vendors or to a subsidiary checking account used to issue checks from the
				district's or cooperative's investment accounts. Warrants are not written on a
				fund held for a district or cooperative by a county treasurer if a spending
				investment account has been established for the fund.
20-9-102,
					 20-9-235,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-9-235,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.611 - ESTABLISHMENT OF INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS

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(1) In
				accordance with
				20-9-235,
				MCA, a school district may set up school district investment accounts for any
				fund or funds of the district, except the debt service fund. A full service
				education cooperative established under
				20-7-451,
				MCA, and which receives state special education allowable cost payments and
				quality educator payments directly from the Superintendent of Public
				Instruction under
				20-7-457
				and
				20-9-327,
				MCA, may set up investment accounts for any fund or funds of the cooperative in
				accordance with
				20-9-235,
				MCA.
(2) Trustees may deposit money
				from elementary and high school funds of districts operating as a unified
				school system as provided in
				20-6-312,
				MCA, into a combined investment account or accounts, provided the financial
				activity of each fund and district is separately identified in the district's
				financial records and provided that income on investments is allocated to the
				district fund which generated the income.
(3) All elected officials, school district
				employees, full service education cooperative employees, and investment firm
				employees with duties related to the investment must be bonded.
(a) The bond may cover an individual or a
				blanket bond of the investment may cover all elected officials and employees or
				any combination.
(b) The district
				or full service education cooperative shall determine the amount for which the
				elected official or employee shall be bonded based on the amount of money or
				property handled and the opportunity for defalcation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.612 - SPENDING INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS

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(1) A
				district or full service education cooperative that establishes a spending
				investment account for a fund will issue payments from the fund using
				electronic payments or checks. District or full service education cooperative
				warrants may not be issued from a spending investment account.
(a) A district or full service education
				cooperative using spending investment accounts may establish a subsidiary
				checking account from which checks are issued. Districts may transfer money
				from the spending investment accounts to the district's or full service
				education cooperative's subsidiary checking account to pay checks written
				against district or cooperative funds held in spending investment
				accounts.
(b) A district or full
				service education cooperative issuing checks from a subsidiary checking account
				may apply facsimile signatures and seals as provided in
				2-16-114
				and
				20-9-221,
				MCA.
(c) Checks must be
				countersigned using the process for signing warrants as provided in
				20-9-221,
				MCA.
(d) Checks must be made
				payable to specified payees and never made payable to cash.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.613 - AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TREASURER

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(1) Before
				establishing a school district investment account or accounts, the trustees of
				a school district or a full service education cooperative shall enter into a
				written agreement with the county treasurer.
(2) Trustees of a joint district shall enter
				into an agreement with the county treasurer of the located county only. County
				treasurers of nonlocated counties shall continue to remit the revenue
				collections from their counties to the appropriate district funds held by the
				located county's treasurer, who will deposit the money according to the signed
				agreement and the trustees' directives.
(3) To be effective for the ensuing school
				year, an agreement must be entered into no later than June 30.
(4) The written agreement must, at a minimum,
				meet the statutory requirements of
				20-9-235,
				MCA. The district or full service education cooperative and the county
				treasurer may include additional agreed-upon provisions. An agreement that
				contains an automatic renewal provision must be reviewed and reauthorized by
				the parties at least every five years.
AUTH:
					 20-9-102,
					 20-9-235,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 20-9-235,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.614 - PAYMENTS INTO AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

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(1) The school
				district or a full service education cooperative for special education that
				receives direct special education allowable cost payments and a quality
				educator payment for eligible full-time equivalent educators from the
				Superintendent of Public Instruction under
				20-7-457(1),
				MCA, may apply in writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
				distribute the district's or cooperative's payments by direct electronic
				transfer of funds into an investment account as provided by
				20-9-235
				and
				20-9-346(3),
				MCA.
(2) To qualify for the
				electronic transfer, the trustees shall submit a written request to the state
				Superintendent, including a copy of the trustees' written agreement under ARM
				10.10.613 for each affected fund
				and a copy of the direct deposit signup form (OMB standard form 1199A) , signed
				by the district or cooperative and the investment firm, indicating the routing
				numbers for the electronic deposit into the school investment account.
(3) The state Superintendent of
				Public Instruction shall approve the request if:
(a) the district or cooperative is currently
				in compliance with financial accounting and reporting requirements of the state
				Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) other funds of the district or
				cooperative held by the county treasurer do not have deficit cash balances; and
(c) the district's or
				cooperative's most recent audit report discloses no serious financial
				noncompliance issues, repeated or unresolved financial problems, or significant
				internal control problems.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.615 - INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ACCOUNTING RECORDS

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(1) The trustees of a district or the
				management board of a full service education cooperative shall provide and
				enforce a system of internal controls to safe-guard the district's or full
				service education cooperative's money by providing the following procedural
				checks and balances:
(a) Each month, a school
				district or full service education cooperative that has established an
				investment account(s) shall reconcile:
(i)
				the district's or cooperative's records of investment balances;
(ii) county treasurer's transfers from the
				district's or cooperative's funds to the account(s) ;
(iii) transfers from the account(s) to the
				district or cooperative fund(s) held by the county treasurer;
(iv) checks cleared; and
(v) interest income to the investment account
				statement.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.10 - SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES › Subchapter 10.10.6 - Investments › Rule 10.10.625 - INVESTMENT POOLS

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(1) For purposes of
				this rule, "investment pool" is defined as a unified investment program
				established under
				20-9-213(4),
				MCA, by a Montana school district and one or more other school districts or
				other local governmental entities. "Investment pool" does not include an
				investment program hosted by the county as a countywide investment pool or a
				school district investment account established under
				20-9-235,
				MCA.
(2) A school district
				participating in an investment pool shall enter into a written agreement with
				other participants, including one or more other school districts or local
				governments involved in the program. In addition to terms required by
				7-11-105,
				MCA, the agreement must state:
(a) the manner
				in which participants will share gains, losses, interest distributions and
				fees;
(b) that only the types of
				investments allowed by
				20-9-213(4),
				7-6-202,
				and
				7-6-213,
				MCA, will be purchased;
(c) the
				procedures for dissolving the pool and distributing the ending balance to
				participants;
(d) the details
				specific to procedures necessary when more than one county treasurer is
				involved in funds combined in the investment pool;
(e) the party authorized to direct the
				purchase and redemption of investments (i.e. a representative of the host
				entity, investment pool committee or board, school district official, etc.) ;
				and
(f) that all elected officials,
				school district employees, and investment pool employees with duties related to
				the investment pool must be bonded.
(i) The
				bond may cover an individual or a blanket bond of the investment pool may cover
				all elected officials and employees or any combination.
(ii) The investment pool participants shall
				determine the amount for which an elected official or employee shall be bonded
				based on the amount of money or property handled and the opportunity for
				defalcation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.11 - OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION TAXES › Subchapter 10.11.1 - Oil and Gas Production Taxes › Rule 10.11.101 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions apply to this chapter.
(1) "Directly impacted by oil and gas
				development" means school districts in counties that had oil or natural gas
				production in FY 2015 or that are surrounded on their Montana borders by
				counties that had oil and natural gas production in FY 2015.
(2) "Excess oil and natural gas production
				taxes" means oil and natural gas production taxes that the Department of
				Revenue deposits into the state school oil and natural gas distribution account
				provided for in
				20-9-520,
				MCA.
(3) "Quality educator" has the
				same meaning as the term is defined in
				20-9-327(3),
				MCA.
(4) "School unit" means:
(a) 800 ANB for a high school
				district;
(b) 250 ANB for the K-6
				ANB of an elementary district with an approved junior high school, 7th and 8th
				grade program, or middle school;
(c) 250 ANB for the K-8 ANB of an elementary
				district without an approved junior high school, 7th and 8th grade program, or
				middle school; and
(d) 450 for the
				7th and 8th grade ANB of an elementary district with an approved junior high
				school, 7th and 8th grade program, or middle school.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.11 - OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION TAXES › Subchapter 10.11.1 - Oil and Gas Production Taxes › Rule 10.11.102 - DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAXES

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(1) In accordance
				with the quarterly distribution schedule established in
				20-9-310(4)(a),
				MCA, the Office of Public Instruction shall allocate the excess oil and natural
				gas production taxes to school districts directly impacted by oil and natural
				gas production in the following manner:
(a)
				50% to school districts in Zone 1;
(b) 37.5% to school districts in Zone 2;
				and
(c) 12.5% to school districts
				in Zone 3.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.12 - ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.12.1 - High School Equivalency Testing Certificates › Rule 10.12.101 - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TESTING CERTIFICATES (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106(18),
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.12 - ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.12.1 - High School Equivalency Testing Certificates › Rule 10.12.102 - METHODS OF APPLYING, FEES, WAITING PERIOD FOR RETESTING AND ISSUANCE OF EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATES (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106(18),
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.1 - Procedures for Isolation Classification › Rule 10.13.101 - APPLICATION INFORMATION (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.1 - Procedures for Isolation Classification › Rule 10.13.102 - APPROVAL CRITERIA (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.1 - Procedures for Isolation Classification › Rule 10.13.103 - VARIANCES (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.2 - Opening Middle Schools › Rule 10.13.201 - APPROVAL CRITERIA (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-3-106,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-9-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.301 - THE PROGRAM (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.302 - TEACHER QUALIFICATION (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.303 - APPLICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES (REPEALED)

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Sec. 20-5-702, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.304 - DRIVER EXAMINATION PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.305 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.306 - STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND LEARNER LICENSE(S) (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.308 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES

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(1) A school
				district shall apply for and receive approval annually from the superintendent
				of public instruction in order to provide, and prior to commencing, a young
				novice driver education program. Public school districts eligible for public
				funding shall apply and receive approval from the superintendent of public
				instruction prior to starting a young novice driver education program in order
				to be eligible for state reimbursement from the state traffic education
				fund.
(2) To obtain approval for a
				traffic education program, a school district shall complete and submit to the
				superintendent of public instruction an "Application for Approval of a Traffic
				Education Program(s) for Young Novice Drivers" (form TE01). This application
				form may be obtained from the superintendent of public instruction's traffic
				education specialist. Following action by the superintendent of public
				instruction, a copy of the application shall be returned to the school district
				showing the approval status. All necessary forms and materials shall be
				forwarded at this time.
(3) The
				traffic education teacher(s) teaching the program shall have approval issued by
				the superintendent of public instruction on or before the beginning date of the
				program in order for the school district to commence a traffic education
				program for young novice drivers, or for public school districts to be eligible
				for state reimbursement.
Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.309 - REIMBURSEMENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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(1)
				The administrative official of the eligible public school district shall submit
				a "Traffic Education Program Reimbursement Request" (a certified list of pupils
				who have completed a state-approved traffic education program) for all students
				who completed the program during the preceding fiscal year.
(a) In 2020 the eligible public school
				district may either submit the list of pupils by July 10 or December 31.
(b) For 2021 and thereafter, the
				eligible public school district shall submit the list of pupils by July
				10.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.310 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION TEACHERS

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(1) All
				teachers of traffic education must be familiar with current graduated driver
				licensing laws and best practices, be able to provide clear, correct, and
				appropriate information to driver education students and their parents, and
				have approval from the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) Approval is contingent upon the applicant
				having:
(a) a qualifying valid Montana
				educator license;
(b) a minimum of
				eight semester or 12 quarter hours of credit course work in traffic safety
				education which must include a driver task analysis (classroom instruction) and
				behind-the-wheel (developing vehicle operational skills) course;
(c) appropriate coursework for a Class 4B,
				4C, or 7 Montana-approved educator license including teaching strategies and
				class management, but which does not count as a traffic education course
				requirement or elective toward the traffic education minor; and
(d) a valid driver's license with a verified
				acceptable driving record from Montana and any other jurisdiction within which
				the applicant has been licensed to drive during the 10-year period immediately
				preceding the date of application. The driving record shall be free from:
(i) more than one moving traffic violation,
				as defined in
				61-11-203,
				MCA, within any 12-month period of the previous 36 months;
(ii) any conviction for driving under the
				influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) under
				61-8-401,
				61-8-406,
				61-8-410,
				61-8-411,
				or
				61-8-465, MCA,
				within the preceding 36 months, or any conviction for a violation of a
				substantially similar offense from any other jurisdiction within the preceding
				36 months;
(iii) any evidence of a
				refusal to take a test under an implied consent law in this or any other
				jurisdiction, or a test result under an implied consent law in any other
				jurisdiction that shows an alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more while
				operating a noncommercial motor vehicle or an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or
				more while operating a commercial motor vehicle within the preceding 36
				months;
(iv) a conviction resulting
				in mandatory revocation or suspension of a driver's license for any of the
				following offenses in the previous five years:
(A) negligent homicide resulting from the
				operation of a motor vehicle;
(B)
				fleeing from or eluding a peace officer;
(C) negligent vehicular assault as defined in
				45-5-205,
				MCA; or
(D) any felony in the
				commission of which a motor vehicle is used;
(v) judgment under
				61-6-102(3),
				MCA resulting in the imposition of civil liability for involvement in any fatal
				traffic accident during the previous five years; or
(vi) a declaration of habitual traffic
				offender status as defined in
				61-1-203,
				MCA, during the previous ten years.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.311 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION VEHICLES

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(1)
				Vehicles used for the behind-the-wheel driving phase of traffic education may
				be procured through a loan, lease, or purchase arrangement. Regardless of the
				method, it is essential that a sufficient number of vehicles be available for
				instructional use.
(2) Each traffic
				education vehicle must meet all federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS)
				applicable to the vehicle used and be equipped, maintained, repaired,
				identified, insured, stored, and used according to the following:
(a) Required equipment:
(i) dual-control brake capable of bringing
				the vehicle to a complete emergency stop;
(ii) two exterior mirrors and a teacher's
				rearview mirror;
(iii) first aid
				kit with contents appropriate for possible minor injuries sustained during
				instruction;
(iv) flares or
				reflector warning devices;
(v)
				periodically inspected and operable fire extinguisher located in the passenger
				compartment;
(vi) accident report
				forms;
(vii) operable safety belts
				for each occupant. All occupants shall utilize a safety belt at any time the
				vehicle is in motion;
(viii)
				headlights must be in use at all times -- low or high beam, as appropriate --
				during behind-the-wheel instruction.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.312 - STUDENT ENROLLMENT

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(1) The trustees of
				any district operating a public middle school, junior high school, or high
				school may establish and maintain a traffic education course for eligible
				students within the district's geographic jurisdiction, provided that students
				enrolled in the course will have reached their 15th birthday within six months
				of course completion as prescribed in
				61-5-106,
				MCA. The district shall not be reimbursed for students completing the course at
				a younger age.
20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.313 - LEARNER LICENSE

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(1) All students
				enrolled in the traffic education program and receiving behind-the-wheel
				instruction shall have in their immediate possession a valid Montana traffic
				education permit, a valid Montana learner license, or a valid Montana driver
				license as prescribed in Title 61, chapter 5 of the Montana Code Annotated
				(MCA).
(a) A traffic education permit (TEP,
				also known as a restricted instruction permit or RIP) is authorized and
				prescribed in
				61-5-106,
				MCA. It is valid from the date of issue until course completion as indicated by
				the expiration date, provided an approved traffic education teacher accompanies
				the student while driving. These permits are issued to the school district by
				the local driver examiner when presented official Office of Public Instruction
				approval for the current year. These permits shall not be given to the student,
				but shall be kept by the traffic education teacher and carried with the teacher
				in the car when the student is receiving behind-the-wheel
				instruction.
(b) A learner license
				is authorized and prescribed in
				61-5-106(2)
				MCA. A driver with a learner license must be supervised from the front
				passenger seat of the motor vehicle by a licensed parent or other legal
				guardian, a qualified traffic education teacher, or some other licensed adult
				driver with permission of the parent or other legal guardian. This license may
				be obtained while the student is successfully participating in, or has
				successfully completed, a state-approved traffic education program.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.3 - Program Standards and Course Requirements for Traffic Education › Rule 10.13.314 - COOPERATIVE DRIVER TESTING PROGRAM

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(1) The
				department of justice may authorize public school districts conducting a
				traffic education program approved by the superintendent of public instruction
				to administer to the district's traffic education students required
				standardized knowledge and road tests and to certify the test results to the
				department of justice, provided that:
(a) the
				school district completes, signs, and submits an "Intent to Participate"
				affidavit to the motor vehicle division of the department of justice;
(b) each of the school district's teachers
				who teach all or part of the district's traffic education curriculum:
(i) is approved under this chapter as a
				traffic education teacher;
(ii) has
				attended and successfully completed a cooperative driver testing program
				training class conducted by the department of justice; and
(iii) has completed, signed, and submitted an
				"Instructor Compliance Affidavit"; and
(c) the school district and its traffic
				education teachers administer the program as outlined in the cooperative driver
				testing program plan prepared by the department of justice, motor vehicle
				division.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.401 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT, BENCHMARKS, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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(1) The content and performance standards
				shall be used by school districts to develop local curriculum and assessment to
				provide structured opportunities for students to learn, acquire, and
				demonstrate legal and safe driving skills, habits, and responsibilities through
				guided practice and resulting in a lifelong commitment to learning the driving
				task.
(2) Benchmarks define the
				expectations for students' knowledge, skills, and abilities.
(3) Performance standards define the quality
				of student performance and describe the performance to be demonstrated,
				providing a picture or profile of student achievement at the four performance
				levels: competent, proficient, nearing proficiency, and novice.
20-7-502,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-502,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.402 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 1 AND BENCHMARKS - LAWS AND HIGHWAY SYSTEM

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(1) To satisfy the
				requirements of traffic education content standard 1, a student must
				demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the highway transportation system
				and the laws governing the operation of a motor vehicle.
(2) The benchmarks for traffic education
				content standard 1 for a student upon completion of the program are the ability
				to:
(a) know the laws outlined in the Montana
				Driver's Manual;
(b) understand the
				laws outlined in the Montana Driver's Manual; and
(c) consistently demonstrate knowledge and
				understanding by responsible adherence to highway transportation system traffic
				laws and control devices.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.403 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 2 AND BENCHMARKS - RESPONSIBILITY

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 2, a student must act responsibly by consistently
				demonstrating a positive attitude and respect for other roadway users, by
				obeying laws, and making an observable commitment to safe behaviors and good
				decision making.
(2) The benchmarks
				for traffic education content standard 2 for a student upon completion are the
				ability to:
(a) recognize the importance of
				making safe and responsible decisions for owning and operating a motor
				vehicle;
(b) demonstrate the
				ability to make appropriate decisions while operating a motor
				vehicle;
(c) consistently display
				respect for other users of the highway transportation system; and
(d) demonstrate positive habits and attitudes
				for responsible driving.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.404 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 3 AND BENCHMARKS - VISUAL SKILLS

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 3, a student must demonstrate and analyze the
				importance of proper visual skills for the safe operation of a motor
				vehicle.
(2) The benchmarks for
				traffic education content standard 3 for a student upon completion are the
				ability to:
(a) know proper visual skills for
				operating a motor vehicle;
(b)
				communicate and explain proper visual skills for operating a motor
				vehicle;
(c) demonstrate the use of
				proper visual skills for operating a motor vehicle; and
(d) demonstrate positive habits and attitudes
				for consistent proper visual skills.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.405 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 4 AND BENCHMARKS - VEHICLE CONTROL

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 4, a student must demonstrate skill in maneuvering
				and controlling motor vehicles smoothly, efficiently, and safely.
(2) The benchmarks for traffic education
				content standard 4 for a student upon completion are the ability to:
(a) demonstrate smooth, safe, and efficient
				operation of a motor vehicle; and
(b) demonstrate positive habits and attitudes
				for safe, efficient, and smooth vehicle operation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.406 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 5 AND BENCHMARKS - COMMUNICATION

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 5, a student must communicate and interact with the
				highway transportation system and other roadway users utilizing prescribed,
				effective, and safe practices.
(2)
				The benchmarks for traffic education content standard 5 for a student upon
				completion are the ability to:
(a)
				consistently communicate their driving intentions (i.e., use of lights, vehicle
				position, and personal signals);
(b) adjust their driver behavior based on
				observation of the highway transportation system and other roadway
				users;
(c) adjust communication of
				driving intentions (i.e., use of lights, vehicle position, and personal
				signals) based on observation of the highway transportation system and other
				users; and
(d) demonstrate positive
				habits and attitudes for effective communication.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.407 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 6 AND BENCHMARKS - RISK MANAGEMENT

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 6, a student must demonstrate and safely apply
				driver risk-managing (defensive driving) strategies, behaviors, and habits,
				including measures to maintain distraction-free driving.
(2) The benchmarks for traffic education
				content standard 6 for a student upon completion are the ability to:
(a) understand driver risk-management
				principles;
(b) demonstrate driver
				risk-management strategies; and
(c)
				demonstrate positive habits and attitudes for effective driver
				risk-management.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.408 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 7 AND BENCHMARKS - LIFELONG LEARNING

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(1) To satisfy the requirements of traffic
				education content standard 7, a student must advocate for personal and public
				approaches to lifelong learning of the driving task.
(2) The benchmarks for traffic education
				content standard 7 for a student upon completion are the ability to:
(a) identify and use a range of learning
				strategies required to acquire or retain knowledge, positive driving habits,
				and driving skills for lifelong learning;
(b) establish learning goals that are based
				on an understanding of one's own current and future learning needs;
				and
(c) demonstrate knowledge and
				ability to make informed decisions required for positive driving habits,
				effective performance, and adaptation to change.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.409 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARD 8 AND BENCHMARKS - DRIVING EXPERIENCE

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(1) To satisfy the
				requirements of traffic education content standard 8, a student must acquire
				behind-the-wheel driving experience under the supervision of a Montana-approved
				driver education teacher. Under Montana Graduated Driver License regulations (
				61-5-132,
				MCA), students are required to obtain additional driving experience under the
				supervision, from the front passenger seat of the motor vehicle, of a parent,
				other legal guardian, or some other adult with permission of the parent or
				other legal guardian, with a valid driver's license.
(2) The benchmarks for traffic education
				content standard 8 for a student upon completion are the ability to:
(a) acquire at least the minimum number of
				behind-the-wheel hours over at least the minimum number of days, as required by
				law, with a Montana-approved driver education teacher; and
(b) acquire additional behind-the-wheel
				driving experience with their parent, other legal guardian, or some other
				authorized adult's assistance in a variety of driving situations (i.e., night,
				adverse weather, gravel road, etc.).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.13 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.13.4 - Traffic Education Content, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards › Rule 10.13.410 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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(1) Traffic education performance standards
				describe students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in the driver education
				content area. These descriptions provide a picture or profile of student
				achievement at the four performance levels: competent, proficient, nearing
				proficiency, and novice. These standards are not exhaustive indications of
				performance, but demonstrate a range of skill and knowledge relative to the
				established standards and identified benchmarks.
(2) A driver at the competent level:
(a) exhibits strong knowledge and driving
				skills related to safely navigating roadways and interacting with other roadway
				users;
(b) shows consistent
				performance, driving behavior that is largely automatic, and exhibits driving
				behaviors safely and correctly in many different kinds of driving
				situations;
(c) knows and adheres
				to the laws governing driving in Montana as demonstrated by habitually and
				consistently following the laws while driving;
(d) knows and adheres to the highway
				transportation system as demonstrated by habitually driving consistent with the
				system;
(e) always responsibly,
				properly, and smoothly operates a vehicle;
(f) consistently researches ideas and
				opportunities to increase personal knowledge of the vehicle, the highway
				transportation system, and the driving task;
(g) habitually knows and responsibly applies
				defensive driving principles;
(h)
				has acquired behind-the-wheel driving experience in various environments and
				road conditions for a period of time that exceeds the state minimum standards
				and graduated driver license requirements; and
(i) resists peer pressure, which may
				negatively influence good, responsible driving behavior.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.101 - COMPLIANCE WITH BOARD POLICIES (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.102 - THE APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 20-7-414,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.103 - APPROVAL OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUNDING (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 20-7-414,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.104 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITY FOR FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION (FAPE)

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3121
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.105 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3141
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.106 - INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3142
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.107 - INTERAGENCY COORDINATION FOR PART H, IDEA

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3132
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.108 - NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3180
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.109 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION APPROVAL OF PROGRAM NARRATIVE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.110 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3194
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.111 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DISAPPROVAL OF FEDERAL FUNDS: OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3196
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.112 - CONFIDENTIALITY IN CHILD FIND (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.113 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILD COUNT

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3751
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.114 - MISCLASSIFIED CHILDREN (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.115 - PROCEDURES FOR RECOVERY OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MISCLASSIFIED CHILDREN

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3145
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.116 - FAILURE TO RETURN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SERVICES TO MISCLASSIFIED CHILDREN

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3146
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.1 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction › Rule 10.16.117 - STATE ADVISORY PANEL

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  10.16.3150
20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.2 - Definitions › Rule 10.16.201 - SPECIAL EDUCATION (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.2 - Definitions › Rule 10.16.202 - HANDICAPPED CHILD (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.2 - Definitions › Rule 10.16.203 - DEAF (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.16 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.16.2 - Definitions › Rule 10.16.204 - HARD-OF-HEARING (REPEALED)

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20-7-402,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-7-403,
					 MCA;