Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-109
Nonpublic and home school requirements for compulsory enrollment exemption
En. Sec. 2, Ch. 355, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 498, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 138, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 724, L. 2025.
(1) To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102, a nonpublic school:
- (a) shall maintain records on pupil attendance and disease immunization and make the records available to the county superintendent of schools on request;
- (b) shall provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction in accordance with 20-1-301 and 20-1-302;
- (c) must be housed in a building that complies with applicable local health and safety regulations; and
- (d) shall provide an organized course of study that includes instruction in the subjects required of public schools as a basic instructional program pursuant to 20-7-111.
(2) To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102, a home school:
- (a) shall notify the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the home school is located in each school fiscal year of the student's attendance at the school;
- (b) shall maintain records on pupil attendance and make the records available to the county superintendent on request;
- (c) shall provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction in accordance with 20-1-301 and 20-1-302; and
- (d) shall provide an organized course of study that includes instruction in the subjects required of public schools as a basic instructional program pursuant to 20-7-111.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 355, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 498, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 138, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 724, L. 2025.