Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. Funding of Basic System of Quality Public Schools
20-9-328. At-risk student payment

20-9-328. At-risk student payment. (1) The state shall provide an at-risk student payment to public school districts, as defined in 20-6-101 and 20-6-701, for at-risk students, as defined in 20-1-101 and referred to in 20-9-309.
(2) The at-risk student payment must be distributed to public school districts by the office of public instruction in the same manner that the office of public instruction allocates the funds received under 20 U.S.C. 6332, et seq. The office of public instruction shall prorate payments to districts based upon the available appropriation.
(3) The office of public instruction shall report to the governor and the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210 on the change in status of standardized test scores, graduation rates, and drop-out rates of at-risk students.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, Sp. L. December 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 118, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 261, L. 2021.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 20. Education

Chapter 9. Finance

Part 3. Funding of Basic System of Quality Public Schools

20-9-301. Repealed

20-9-302. School isolation

20-9-303. Nonisolated school BASE budget funding -- special education funds

20-9-304. Repealed

20-9-305. Proration and calculation of BASE funding program for joint district

20-9-306. Definitions

20-9-307. Repealed

20-9-308. BASE budgets and general fund budget limits

20-9-309. Basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools defined -- identifying educationally relevant factors -- establishment of funding formula and budgetary structure -- legislative review

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

20-9-312. Repealed

20-9-313. Circumstances under which regular average number belonging may be increased

20-9-314. Procedures for determining eligibility and amount of increased average number belonging due to unusual enrollment increase

20-9-315. Repealed

20-9-316. Repealed

20-9-317. Repealed

20-9-318. Repealed

20-9-319. Repealed

20-9-320. Repealed

20-9-321. Allowable cost payment for special education

20-9-322. Repealed

20-9-323. Repealed

20-9-324. Incentives for school districts meeting legislative goal for competitive base pay of teachers in public school districts -- definitions

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

20-9-331. Basic county tax for elementary equalization and other revenue for county equalization of elementary BASE funding program

20-9-332. Fines and penalties proceeds for elementary county equalization

20-9-333. Basic county tax for high school equalization and other revenue for county equalization of high school BASE funding program

20-9-334. Repealed

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

20-9-345. Repealed

20-9-346. Duties of superintendent of public instruction for state and county equalization aid distribution

20-9-347. Distribution of BASE aid and special education allowable cost payments in support of BASE funding program -- exceptions

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

20-9-352. Repealed

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

20-9-366.. Definitions

20-9-367. Eligibility to receive guaranteed tax base aid or state debt service assistance for school facilities

20-9-368. Amount of guaranteed tax base aid

20-9-369. Duties of superintendent of public instruction and department of revenue

20-9-370. Definitions

20-9-371. Calculation and uses of school facility entitlement amount

20-9-372. through 20-9-374 reserved

20-9-375. Repealed

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