20-7-457. Funding provisions for special education cooperatives. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall pay directly to a special education cooperative the special education allowable cost payments determined pursuant to 20-9-321.
(2) A school district that elects to participate in a cooperative for special education purposes shall agree in the cooperative contract to participate for a period of at least 3 years.
(3) A cooperative that has not met the requirements of 20-7-454 may not be funded under the provisions of this section except by approval of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent shall adopt rules for approval of full service education cooperatives.
(4) A full service education cooperative may establish a retirement fund, a miscellaneous programs fund, and a transportation fund, as provided for in 20-9-201, for the purposes of a full service education cooperative contract and the purposes allowed by law.
(5) The superintendent of public instruction, after consulting with regional representatives, shall define boundaries for cooperatives established for special education programs that incorporate the territory of all public school districts.
(6) Restructuring of cooperatives established for providing special education services must:
(a) be limited to a statewide total of no more than 23;
(b) include districts that are adjacent to each other and not overlapping into another cooperative's territory; and
(c) provide that all districts located within a cooperative's boundary may voluntarily become a cooperative member.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 343, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 136, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 568, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 466, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 94, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 9, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 7. School Instruction and Special Programs
Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children
20-7-402. Special education to comply with board policies
20-7-403. Duties of superintendent of public instruction
20-7-404. Cooperation of state agencies
20-7-405. through 20-7-410 reserved
20-7-411. Regular classes preferred -- obligation to establish special education program
20-7-414. Determination of children in need and type of special education needed
20-7-416. through 20-7-418 reserved
20-7-420. Residency requirements -- financial responsibility for special education
20-7-421. Arranging attendance in another district in lieu of a special education program -- tuition
20-7-422. Out-of-state placement of child with disability -- payment of costs
20-7-424. No tuition when attending state institution
20-7-425. through 20-7-430 reserved
20-7-432. through 20-7-434 reserved
20-7-438. through 20-7-440 reserved
20-7-443. Financial assistance special education services for children under 6 years of age
20-7-444. through 20-7-450 reserved
20-7-451. Authorization to create full service education cooperatives
20-7-452. Detailed contents of full service education cooperative contracts
20-7-454. Final approval and filing of full service education cooperative contract
20-7-456. Tenure of teachers employed by cooperatives
20-7-457. Funding provisions for special education cooperatives
20-7-459. and 20-7-460 reserved
20-7-461. Appointment and termination of appointment of surrogate parent
20-7-462. Responsibilities of surrogate parent
20-7-463. Surrogate parent -- immunity from liability -- reimbursement
20-7-464. through 20-7-468 reserved
20-7-469. Dyslexia -- definition -- screening -- intervention
20-7-470. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- short title
20-7-471. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- definitions
20-7-472. Individualized education program for child with blindness
20-7-473. Standards of competency and instruction -- Braille reading and writing
20-7-474. Instructional materials and Braille equipment -- Braille equipment loan program
20-7-475. Blind persons' literacy rights and education -- personnel training