Mont. Code Ann. § 20-1-302

(2025)

School term, day, and week

(1) Subject to 20-1-301, 20-1-308, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement covering the employment of affected employees, the trustees of a school district shall set the number of days in a school term, the length of the school day, and the number of school days in a school week and report them to the superintendent of public instruction.

(2) When proposing to adopt changes to a previously adopted school term, school week, or school day, the trustees shall:

(a) negotiate the changes with the recognized collective bargaining unit representing the employees affected by the changes;

(b) solicit input from the employees affected by the changes but not represented by a collective bargaining agreement; and

(c) solicit input from the people who live within the boundaries of the school district.

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History:
En. 75-7403 by Sec. 367, Ch. 5, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 417, L. 1973
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 373, L. 1974
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1977
R.C.M. 1947, 75-7403
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 430, L. 1997
Amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 2005 (SB 170 - Mangan, Jeff (D) SD 12)