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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-3-208 (2026)

Authority To Request, Accept, And Disburse Money

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  5. 20-3-208 Authority to request, accept, and disburse money

TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 3. ELECTED OFFICIALS

Part 2. County Superintendent of Schools

Authority To Request, Accept, And Disburse Money

20-3-208. Authority to request, accept, and disburse money. (1) A county superintendent may, with the advice and consent of the appropriate school boards, request and accept money made available from federal, state, or private sources for purposes of public education.

(2) Subject to applicable federal and state guidelines and, in the case of money received from private sources, subject to any guidelines fixed by the donor, a county superintendent may disburse money received under this section to one or more public elementary or high school districts according to their needs. The county superintendent shall supervise the use of the money with the approval of the appropriate school boards.

(3) The county superintendent may establish a fund, for which the county treasurer shall maintain a separate accounting, for the deposit of money received under this section.

History: En. 75-5808.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 238, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5808.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 276, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2005 · leading case: Motta v. Philipsburg Sch. Distric, 2004 MT 387N.
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Motta v. Philipsburg Sch. Distric, 2004 MT 387N. · cites it 5× “That power does not exclude the district superintendent from acting under § 20-3-208, MCA (2001) (giving the county superintendent the authority to accept money on behalf of the school district).”
Motta v. Philipsburg Sch. Dist., 2005 MT 1N. · cites it 2× “That power does not exclude the district superintendent from acting under § 20-3-208, MCA (2001) (giving the county superintendent the authority to accept money on behalf of the school district).”
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