Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. School District Trustees
20-3-355. Determination of terms after establishment or reestablishment of additional trustee positions

20-3-355. Determination of terms after establishment or reestablishment of additional trustee positions. (1) Whenever all of the additional trustee positions are subject to election at one regular school election under the circumstance described in 20-3-302(2)(b), the members who are elected shall draw by lot to determine their terms of office. The terms of office by number of members elected must be:
(a) two for 3 years, if four are elected;
(b) one for 3 years, if one, two, or three are elected;
(c) one for 2 years, if two, three, or four are elected; and
(d) one for 1 year, if three or four are elected.
(2) Whenever the reestablishment of the additional trustee positions for a high school district under the provisions of 20-3-354 results in an increased number of additional trustee positions, the members who are elected at the next regular school election shall draw by lot to determine their terms of office and the terms must be determined in accordance with the additional trustee terms prescribed in this section.
History: En. 75-5909 by Sec. 38, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5909; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 219, L. 1997.

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 Repealed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