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Montana Code Annotated

Part 3

Funding of Basic System of Quality Public Schools

20-9-301Repealed 20-9-302School isolation 20-9-303Nonisolated school BASE budget funding -- special education funds 20-9-304Repealed 20-9-305Proration and calculation of BASE funding program for joint district 20-9-306(Temporary) Definitions 20-9-307Repealed 20-9-308(Temporary) BASE budgets and general fund budget limits 20-9-309Basic 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(Temporary) Oil and natural gas production taxes for school districts -- allocation and limits 20-9-311Calculation of ANB -- 3-year averaging 20-9-312Repealed 20-9-313Circumstances under which regular ANB may be increased 20-9-314Repealed 20-9-315Repealed 20-9-316Repealed 20-9-317Repealed 20-9-318Repealed 20-9-319Repealed 20-9-320Repealed 20-9-321Allowable cost payment for special education 20-9-322Repealed 20-9-323Repealed 20-9-324Incentives for educational entities meeting legislative goal for competitive base pay of teachers -- definitions 20-9-325Data-for-achievement payment 20-9-326Annual inflation-related adjustments to basic entitlements and per-ANB entitlements -- reporting 20-9-327Quality educator and qualified staff payment 20-9-328At-risk student payment 20-9-329Indian education for all payment 20-9-330American Indian achievement gap payment 20-9-331Basic county tax for elementary equalization and other revenue for county equalization of elementary BASE funding program 20-9-332Fines and penalties proceeds for elementary county equalization 20-9-333Basic county tax for high school equalization and other revenue for county equalization of high school BASE funding program 20-9-334Repealed 20-9-335Formula for apportionment of county equalization money 20-9-336(Temporary) School equalization and property tax reduction account -- uses 20-9-337reserved 20-9-341Definition of interest and income money 20-9-342Deposit of interest and income money by state board of land commissioners 20-9-343Definition of and revenue for state equalization aid 20-9-344Duties of board of public education for distribution of BASE aid 20-9-345Repealed 20-9-346Duties of superintendent of public instruction for state and county equalization aid distribution 20-9-347Distribution of BASE aid and special education allowable cost payments in support of BASE funding program -- exceptions 20-9-348Estimation of state equalization aid for budget purposes 20-9-349reserved 20-9-351Funding of deficiency in BASE aid 20-9-352Repealed 20-9-353Over-BASE budget levy -- election for authorization to impose 20-9-354reserved 20-9-360State equalization aid levy 20-9-361County equalization revenue 20-9-362(Effective July 1, 2026) Countywide levies to support BASE budgets 20-9-363reserved 20-9-365(Temporary) Adjustments to guaranteed tax base multipliers and calculations to mitigate impacts of reappraisal on property tax relief 20-9-366(Temporary) Definitions 20-9-367(Temporary) Eligibility to receive guaranteed tax base aid or state debt service assistance for school facilities 20-9-368(Temporary) Amount of guaranteed tax base aid 20-9-369(Temporary) Duties of superintendent of public instruction and department of revenue 20-9-370Definitions 20-9-371Calculation and uses of school facility entitlement amount 20-9-372reserved 20-9-375Repealed 20-9-376Purpose of increased funding beyond inflation 20-9-377reserved 20-9-380School facilities fund 20-9-381Future ready payment -- purpose -- calculation -- definitions 20-9-382CTE-equivalent credit -- department of labor and industry -- rulemaking 20-9-383Incentives for school districts based on sharing resources 20-9-384School funding data dashboard