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Part 1. School Districts -- General Provisions
20-6-101. Definition of elementary and high school districts - 20-6-101. Definition of elementary and high school districts. (1) As...
20-6-102. Confirmation of existing district boundaries - 20-6-102. Confirmation of existing district boundaries. All districts established under...
20-6-103. Permanent record of district boundaries - 20-6-103. Permanent record of district boundaries. (1) The board of...
20-6-104. Moratorium on creation of new district -- exceptions - 20-6-104. Moratorium on creation of new district -- exceptions. (1)...
20-6-105. Transfer of territory from one district to another -- hearing on effects of proposed transfer -- burden of proof -- standard of proof -- appeal to district court - 20-6-105. Transfer of territory from one district to another --...
20-6-106. through 20-6-109 reserved - 20-6-106 through 20-6-109 reserved.
20-6-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity - 20-6-110. Student construction project -- disclosure -- immunity. (1) The...
Part 2. Elementary School Districts
20-6-201. Elementary district classification - 20-6-201. Elementary district classification. (1) Each elementary district shall have...
20-6-202. Time limitation for boundary changes - 20-6-202. Time limitation for boundary changes. An elementary district may...
20-6-203. Repealed - 20-6-203. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-204. Repealed - 20-6-204. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-205. Repealed - 20-6-205. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-206. Repealed - 20-6-206. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-207. Repealed - 20-6-207. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-208. Repealed - 20-6-208. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-209. Elementary district abandonment - 20-6-209. Elementary district abandonment. (1) The county superintendent shall declare...
20-6-210. Repealed - 20-6-210. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-211. Repealed - 20-6-211. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-212. Repealed - 20-6-212. Repealed. Sec. 80, Ch. 130, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-213. Repealed - 20-6-213. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 2003. History: En....
20-6-214. Boundary adjustments in elementary school districts - 20-6-214. Boundary adjustments in elementary school districts. The trustees of...
20-6-215. Review of boundaries by county superintendent - 20-6-215. Review of boundaries by county superintendent. A county superintendent...
20-6-216. Repealed - 20-6-216. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-217. Repealed - 20-6-217. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-218. Relocation of elementary school within district - 20-6-218. Relocation of elementary school within district. The trustees of...
Part 3. High School Districts
20-6-301. High school district classification - 20-6-301. High school district classification. The classification of a high...
20-6-302. Repealed - 20-6-302. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 617, L. 1983. History: En....
20-6-303. Repealed - 20-6-303. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-304. Repealed - 20-6-304. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-305. Repealed - 20-6-305. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 617, L. 1983. History: En....
20-6-306. Repealed - 20-6-306. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 617, L. 1983. History: En....
20-6-307. High school district abandonment - 20-6-307. High school district abandonment. Within 6 months after a...
20-6-308. Organization of joint high school district - 20-6-308. Organization of joint high school district. The boundaries of...
20-6-309. Repealed - 20-6-309. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 2003. History: En....
20-6-310. Repealed - 20-6-310. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 617, L. 1983. History: En....
20-6-311. Repealed - 20-6-311. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-312. County high school unification - 20-6-312. County high school unification. (1) Any county high school...
20-6-313. Transactions after approved county high school unification - 20-6-313. Transactions after approved county high school unification. (1) Whenever...
20-6-314. Time limitations for boundary changes - 20-6-314. Time limitations for boundary changes. A high school district...
20-6-315. Repealed - 20-6-315. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-316. Repealed - 20-6-316. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-317. Repealed - 20-6-317. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-318. Repealed - 20-6-318. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-319. Repealed - 20-6-319. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-320. Repealed - 20-6-320. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 2003. History: En....
20-6-321. Repealed - 20-6-321. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 510, L. 2005. History: En....
20-6-322. Boundary adjustments in high school districts - 20-6-322. Boundary adjustments in high school districts. The trustees of...
20-6-323. and 20-6-324 reserved - 20-6-323 and 20-6-324 reserved.
20-6-325. Repealed - 20-6-325. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-326. Procedure for expansion of elementary school district into K-12 school district -- trustee resolution - 20-6-326. Procedure for expansion of elementary school district into K-12...
Part 4. School District Reorganization
20-6-401. Repealed - 20-6-401. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-402. Repealed - 20-6-402. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-403. Repealed - 20-6-403. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-404. Repealed - 20-6-404. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-405. Repealed - 20-6-405. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-406. Repealed - 20-6-406. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-407. Repealed - 20-6-407. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-408. Repealed - 20-6-408. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, Sp. L. November 1993....
20-6-409. reserved - 20-6-409 reserved.
20-6-410. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for employees - 20-6-410. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for employees. (1) Whenever...
20-6-411. Bonded indebtedness to remain with original territory except when assumed by election - 20-6-411. Bonded indebtedness to remain with original territory except when...
20-6-412. Property tax valuation after district boundary change - 20-6-412. Property tax valuation after district boundary change. The property...
20-6-413. Cash disposition when district ceases to exist -- special levy for tuition debt - 20-6-413. Cash disposition when district ceases to exist -- special...
20-6-414. Cash disposition when districts consolidated - 20-6-414. Cash disposition when districts consolidated. Whenever two or more...
20-6-415. Repealed - 20-6-415. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997. History: En....
20-6-416. No cash disposition when territory transferred - 20-6-416. No cash disposition when territory transferred. Whenever only a...
20-6-417. Property disposition when district boundaries changed - 20-6-417. Property disposition when district boundaries changed. Whenever district boundaries...
20-6-418. Surrender of records when district ceases to exist - 20-6-418. Surrender of records when district ceases to exist. Within...
20-6-419. and 20-6-420 reserved - 20-6-419 and 20-6-420 reserved.
20-6-421. Conditions for district annexation - 20-6-421. Conditions for district annexation. (1) An elementary district may...
20-6-422. District annexation - 20-6-422. District annexation. (1) As used in this section, the...
20-6-423. District consolidation - 20-6-423. District consolidation. (1) Any two or more contiguous elementary...
20-6-424. Interim governance of consolidated district - 20-6-424. Interim governance of consolidated district. (1) Upon passage of...
Part 5. Opening and Closing of Schools
20-6-501. Definition of various schools - 20-6-501. Definition of various schools. As used in this title,...
20-6-502. Opening or reopening of elementary school - 20-6-502. Opening or reopening of elementary school. The trustees of...
20-6-503. Opening or reopening of a high school - 20-6-503. Opening or reopening of a high school. (1) The...
20-6-504. Opening of a junior high school - 20-6-504. Opening of a junior high school. (1) The trustees...
20-6-505. Opening a junior high school when high school district operates a county high school - 20-6-505. Opening a junior high school when high school district...
20-6-506. Budgeting and cost sharing when junior high school operated by elementary district and high school district operating county high school - 20-6-506. Budgeting and cost sharing when junior high school operated...
20-6-507. Opening of middle school - 20-6-507. Opening of middle school. The trustees of any elementary...
20-6-508. Kindergarten through grade 12 system - 20-6-508. Kindergarten through grade 12 system. Unless otherwise required by...
20-6-509. School closure - 20-6-509. School closure. Whenever it is in the best interest...
Part 6. School Property
20-6-601. Power to accept gifts - 20-6-601. Power to accept gifts. All school districts are hereby...
20-6-602. Trustees' power over property - 20-6-602. Trustees' power over property. The trustees of any district...
20-6-603. Trustees' authority to acquire or dispose of sites and buildings -- when election required - 20-6-603. Trustees' authority to acquire or dispose of sites and...
20-6-604. Sale of property when resolution passed after hearing -- appeal procedure - 20-6-604. Sale of property when resolution passed after hearing --...
20-6-605. Land acquired by conditional deed or at will or sufferance - 20-6-605. Land acquired by conditional deed or at will or...
20-6-606. Letting contracts for school facilities - 20-6-606. Letting contracts for school facilities. Any letting of contracts...
20-6-607. Leasing district property and disposition of any rentals - 20-6-607. Leasing district property and disposition of any rentals. The...
20-6-608. Authority and duty of trustees to insure district property - 20-6-608. Authority and duty of trustees to insure district property....
20-6-609. Trustees' authority to acquire property by lease-purchase agreement - 20-6-609. Trustees' authority to acquire property by lease-purchase agreement. The...
20-6-610. through 20-6-620 reserved - 20-6-610 through 20-6-620 reserved.
20-6-621. Selection of school sites -- approval election - 20-6-621. Selection of school sites -- approval election. (1) (a)...
20-6-622. Review and approval of school building plans and specifications - 20-6-622. Review and approval of school building plans and specifications....
20-6-623. Repealed - 20-6-623. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 384, L. 1979. History: En....
20-6-624. School building plans and specifications approval before payment - 20-6-624. School building plans and specifications approval before payment. (1)...
20-6-625. Authorization to lease buildings or land for school purposes - 20-6-625. Authorization to lease buildings or land for school purposes....
20-6-626. through 20-6-629 reserved - 20-6-626 through 20-6-629 reserved.
20-6-630. Repealed - 20-6-630. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 188, L. 2013. History: En....
20-6-631. When contracts for architectural services required - 20-6-631. When contracts for architectural services required. Whenever the trustees...
20-6-632. Repealed - 20-6-632. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 422, L. 1979. History: En....
20-6-633. Hiring for architectural services authorized - 20-6-633. Hiring for architectural services authorized. If the trustees determine...
20-6-634. Tentative and final proposals -- public meetings - 20-6-634. Tentative and final proposals -- public meetings. Following the...
20-6-635. Contracts with Montana firms encouraged - 20-6-635. Contracts with Montana firms encouraged. The trustees are encouraged...
20-6-636. Prohibition against contingent fees -- penalty - 20-6-636. Prohibition against contingent fees -- penalty. (1) Each contract...
20-6-637. through 20-6-639 reserved - 20-6-637 through 20-6-639 reserved.
20-6-640. Long-term loans - 20-6-640. Long-term loans. School districts that experience a disaster that...
Part 7. K-12 School Districts
20-6-701. K-12 school districts required -- definition -- procedure for creation -- exception - 20-6-701. K-12 school districts required -- definition -- procedure for...
20-6-702. Funding for K-12 school districts - 20-6-702. Funding for K-12 school districts. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions...
20-6-703. Transitions after formation of K-12 school district - 20-6-703. Transitions after formation of K-12 school district. (1) When...
20-6-704. Dissolution of K-12 school district - 20-6-704. Dissolution of K-12 school district. (1) Except as provided...
20-6-705. through 20-6-710 reserved - 20-6-705 through 20-6-710 reserved.
20-6-711. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for noncertified employees - 20-6-711. Tenure protected -- hiring preference for noncertified employees. (1)...
20-6-712. Repealed - 20-6-712. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 194, L. 1993. History: En....