Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. School District Trustees
20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments

20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments. Whenever there is a revision of the taxable valuation of the high school district or the elementary districts within the high school district or there is a reclassification of the elementary district that has its trustees placed on the high school district board of trustees, the county superintendent shall redetermine the number of additional trustee positions for the high school district in accordance with 20-3-352. If there is a change in the allowable number of additional trustee positions, the county superintendent shall reestablish the trustee nominating districts in accordance with 20-3-353. If the number of additional trustee positions is less than the previous number of positions, the county superintendent shall designate which present additional positions are to terminate upon the order reestablishing the trustee nominating districts. If the number of additional trustee positions is more than the previous number of positions, the additional trustee positions must be filled in the manner prescribed under the provisions of 20-3-309. Each additional trustee position filled by appointment under this section is subject to election at the next regular school election.
History: En. 75-5905 by Sec. 34, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5905; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 384, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 284, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 20. Education

Chapter 3. Elected Officials

Part 3. School District Trustees

20-3-301. Election and term of office

20-3-302. Legislative intent to elect less than majority of trustees

20-3-303. Term of vacated trustee position after election

20-3-304. Repealed

20-3-305. Candidate qualification, filing deadline, and withdrawal

20-3-306. Conduct of election

20-3-307. Qualification and oath

20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position

20-3-309. Filling vacated trustee position -- appointee qualification and term of office

20-3-310. Trustee removal

20-3-311. Trustee travel reimbursement and compensation of secretary for joint board

20-3-312. Trustees of district affected by boundary change

20-3-313. Election by acclamation -- notice

20-3-314. through 20-3-320 reserved

20-3-321. Organization and officers

20-3-322. Meetings and quorum

20-3-323. District policy and record of acts

20-3-324. Powers and duties

20-3-325. Clerk of district

20-3-326. through 20-3-329 reserved

20-3-330. District self-funded health benefit plan reserve funds -- exception for dissolution of plan

20-3-331. Purchase of insurance -- self-insurance plan

20-3-332. Personal immunity of trustees

20-3-333. Repealed

20-3-334. and 20-3-335 reserved

20-3-336. Single-member trustee districts -- legislative intent -- minority defined

20-3-337. Plan for creating single-member trustee districts -- petition election

20-3-338. Trustees elected by single-member district

20-3-339. and 20-3-340 reserved

20-3-341. Number of trustee positions in elementary districts -- transition

20-3-342. Determination of terms after consolidation of elementary districts

20-3-343. Determination of terms after change of district classification

20-3-344. Repealed

20-3-345. through 20-3-350 reserved

20-3-351. Number of trustee positions in high school districts

20-3-352. Request and determination of number of high school district additional trustee positions -- nonvoting trustee

20-3-353. Establishment and purpose of trustee nominating districts

20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments

20-3-355. Determination of terms after establishment or reestablishment of additional trustee positions

20-3-356. Membership of elected trustees of county high school district and nomination of candidates

20-3-357. through 20-3-360 reserved

20-3-361. Joint board of trustees organization and voting membership

20-3-362. Powers of joint board of trustees

20-3-363. Multidistrict agreements -- fund transfers