Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. Funding of Basic System of Quality Public Schools
20-9-360. State equalization aid levy

20-9-360. State equalization aid levy. Subject to 15-10-420, there is a levy of 40 mills imposed by the county commissioners of each county on all taxable property within the state, except property for which a tax or fee is required under 61-3-321(2) or (3), 61-3-529, 61-3-537, 61-3-562, 61-3-570, and 67-3-204. Proceeds of the levy must be remitted to the department of revenue, as provided in 15-1-504, and must be deposited to the credit of the state general fund for state equalization aid to the public schools of Montana.
History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1989; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 767, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 542, L. 2005.

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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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