20-9-421. Election to authorize the issuance of school district bonds and the methods of introduction. A school district may not issue bonds for any purpose other than that provided in 15-1-402, 20-9-412, and 20-9-471 unless the issuance of bonds has been authorized by the qualified electors of the school district at an election called for the purpose of considering a proposition to issue the bonds. A school district bond election must be called by a resolution as prescribed under the provisions of 20-20-201 when:
(1) the trustees, of their own volition, adopt a resolution to that effect; or
(2) the trustees have received a petition that asks for an election to be held to consider a bond proposition and that has been validated under the provisions of 20-9-425.
History: En. 75-7110 by Sec. 311, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7110; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 213, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
20-9-401. Applicable laws for school district bonding
20-9-402. Definition of school district for bonding purposes
20-9-403. Bond issues for certain purposes
20-9-404. Contracts and bonds for joint construction
20-9-405. Proportional joint ownership -- disposition of money
20-9-407. Industrial facility agreement for bond issue in excess of maximum
20-9-408. Definition of forms of bonds
20-9-410. Limitation of term and interest -- timing for redemption
20-9-411. Dates of issue and payments
20-9-412. Issuance of refunding bonds without election
20-9-413. through 20-9-420 reserved
20-9-422. Additional requirements for trustees' resolution calling bond election
20-9-423. Form, contents, and circularization of petition proposing school district bond election
20-9-424. Validation of petition -- election administrator's certificate
20-9-425. Trustees' consideration of validated petition proposing bond election
20-9-426. Preparation and form of ballots for bond election
20-9-427. Notice of bond election by separate purpose
20-9-428. Determination of approval or rejection of proposition at bond election
20-9-429. Trustees' resolution to issue school district bonds pursuant to public sale
20-9-430. Sale of school district bonds and notice of public sale
20-9-431. Publication of notice of sale of school district bonds
20-9-432. Sale of school district bonds
20-9-433. Form and execution of school district bonds
20-9-434. Registration of school district bonds by county treasurer and copy for preservation
20-9-435. Delivery of school district bonds and disposition of sale money
20-9-436. County attorney to assist in proceedings
20-9-437. School district liable on bonds
20-9-438. Preparation of general obligation debt service fund budget -- operating reserve
20-9-440. Payment of debt service obligations -- termination of interest
20-9-441. Redemption of bonds -- investment of debt service fund money
20-9-442. Entries of payments and notification of school district
20-9-443. Disposition of remaining debt service fund
20-9-444. Liability of officers for failure to provide fund for payment of bonds
20-9-445. Liability for misuse of bond payment fund
20-9-446. Duty of county attorney to prosecute
20-9-447. through 20-9-450 reserved
20-9-457. through 20-9-460 reserved
20-9-464. Statute of limitations -- action to test validity
20-9-465. Action to restrain bond issue -- time for bringing
20-9-468. through 20-9-470 reserved
20-9-471. Issuance of obligations -- authorization -- conditions
20-9-472. Security for impact aid revenue bonds -- agreement of state
20-9-473. Security for oil and natural gas revenue bonds
20-9-474. Oil and natural gas revenue bond debt service reserve account