20-9-305. Proration and calculation of BASE funding program for joint district. (1) In joint districts, the direct state aid of a joint district must be prorated among the counties in which any part of the joint district is located for the purpose of determining the amount of each source of revenue for the direct state aid for which each county is obligated. The proration of the joint district direct state aid must be calculated as follows:
(a) Divide the joint district direct state aid by the ANB of the joint district to determine the per-ANB amount of the direct state aid.
(b) Determine the ANB for each county's portion of the joint district on the basis of each pupil's resident county. When taken together, the sum of the ANB assigned to all the counties must equal the total ANB for the joint district.
(c) Multiply the per-ANB amount of the direct state aid determined in subsection (1)(a) by the ANB for each county's portion, as determined in subsection (1)(b), to determine the portion of the direct state aid for each county.
(2) The portion of a joint district direct state aid for each county, as determined in subsection (1)(c), is a separate direct state aid amount in the county for the purposes of calculating the various revenues for the BASE funding program. After the calculation of the direct state aid revenues, the remainder of the general fund revenues must be calculated in accordance with the provisions for general fund financing.
History: En. 75-6927 by Sec. 277, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 137, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6927; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 633, L. 1993.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. Funding of Basic System of Quality Public Schools
20-9-303. Nonisolated school BASE budget funding -- special education funds
20-9-305. Proration and calculation of BASE funding program for joint district
20-9-308. BASE budgets and general fund budget limits
20-9-310. Oil and natural gas production taxes for school districts -- allocation and limits
20-9-311. Calculation of average number belonging (ANB) -- 3-year averaging
20-9-313. Circumstances under which regular average number belonging may be increased
20-9-321. Allowable cost payment for special education
20-9-325. Data-for-achievement payment
20-9-326. Annual inflation-related adjustments to basic entitlements and per-ANB entitlements
20-9-327. Quality educator payment
20-9-328. At-risk student payment
20-9-329. Indian education for all payment
20-9-330. American Indian achievement gap payment
20-9-332. Fines and penalties proceeds for elementary county equalization
20-9-335. Formula for apportionment of county equalization money
20-9-336. through 20-9-340 reserved
20-9-341. Definition of interest and income money
20-9-342. Deposit of interest and income money by state board of land commissioners
20-9-343. Definition of and revenue for state equalization aid
20-9-344. Duties of board of public education for distribution of BASE aid
20-9-348. Estimation of state equalization aid for budget purposes
20-9-349. and 20-9-350 reserved
20-9-351. Funding of deficiency in BASE aid
20-9-353. Additional financing for general fund -- election for authorization to impose
20-9-354. through 20-9-359 reserved
20-9-360. State equalization aid levy
20-9-361. County equalization revenue
20-9-362. through 20-9-365 reserved
20-9-368. Amount of guaranteed tax base aid
20-9-369. Duties of superintendent of public instruction and department of revenue
20-9-371. Calculation and uses of school facility entitlement amount
20-9-372. through 20-9-374 reserved
20-9-376. Purpose of increased funding beyond inflation
20-9-377. through 20-9-379 reserved
20-9-380. School facilities fund -- school major maintenance aid special revenue account