20-9-329. Indian education for all payment. (1) The state shall provide an Indian education for all payment to public school districts, as defined in 20-6-101 and 20-6-701, to implement the provisions of Article X, section 1(2), of the Montana constitution and Title 20, chapter 1, part 5.
(2) The Indian education for all payment is calculated as provided in 20-9-306 and is a component of the BASE budget of the district.
(3) The district shall deposit the payment in the general fund of the district.
(4) A public school district that receives an Indian education for all payment may not divert the funds to any purpose other than curriculum development, providing curriculum and materials to students, and providing training to teachers about the curriculum and materials. A public school district shall file an annual report with the office of public instruction, in a form prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction, that specifies how the Indian education for all funds were expended.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 4, Sp. L. December 2005; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 1, Sp. L. May 2007.
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