Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 10 - EDUCATION
Chapter 10.7 - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
Subchapter 10.7.1 - Pupil Transportation
Rule 10.7.101 - INTRODUCTION
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 10.7.101
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The following rules are adopted to implement 20-10-112, MCA, which requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to have a uniform and equal provision of transportation by all districts in the state of Montana.
(2) The following list briefly states in chronological order the administrative steps for school transportation. This list is not a substitute for the more detailed requirements stated in these rules:
(a) By July 1 a district must send
copies of all completed school bus contracts to the county
superintendent.
(b) By July 1 a
district must do all of the following:
(i)
complete and sign transportation contracts (three copies) for the ensuing
year;
(ii) send to the county
superintendent copies of all completed individual transportation contracts;
and
(iii) submit individual
transportation contracts electronically to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
(c) By the
fourth Monday in July a county transportation committee (CTC) must act to
approve or not approve all bus routes established by districts. The CTC must
also act on all applications for increased individual payments due to
isolation. Approval of board of trustees for increased payments is required
prior to CTC action.
(d) By October
1, the county superintendent must electronically acknowledge receipt of all
individual transportation contracts and electronically authorize individual
transportation contracts for which the CTC has approved increased payments due
to isolation.
(e) At least 30 days
prior to the beginning of the first semester the Montana Highway Patrol must
inspect all school buses used to transport students. If necessary, the buses
must be reinspected before the beginning of the semester.
(f) By the second Monday in September the
county superintendent must send the final budgets for the ensuing year to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(g) By November 1 a district must send the
county superintendent one copy of the TR-1 for each bus route and submit a TR-1
for each bus route electronically to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
(h) By November 10 the
county superintendent must electronically approve each TR-1 submitted by the
district in (2)(g).
(i) By
mid-November the Superintendent of Public Instruction must electronically
notify county superintendents and district clerks of the approved rates for
individual and isolated contracts.
(j) Upon receipt of the approved rates
required in (2)(i) a district must provide a copy of the contract to each
parent, guardian, or emancipated minor with whom the district holds a
contract.
(k) Sixty days after the
beginning of the school year, or 60 days after employment, the first-aid
competency requirement for new bus drivers must be completed.
(l) By January 31 buses must have passed the
inspection for the second semester.
(m) By February 15 a district must send the
county superintendent one copy of transportation claims TR-5 and TR-6 and
submit the claims electronically to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
(n) By February 22 the
county superintendent must electronically authorize each district TR-5 and TR-6
claim for the first semester.
(o)
Upon receipt of electronic claims, the Superintendent of Public Instruction
verifies the claims and disburses the approved amount of state reimbursement
for first semester transportation. Payments will be made on or before March
31.
(p) Upon receipt of electronic
state payment notice the county superintendent orders the disbursement of
county reimbursement for first semester transportation on the basis of state
reimbursement.
(q) By May 24 a
district must send the county superintendent one copy of completed
transportation claims TR-5 and TR-6 and submit the claims electronically to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(r) By June 1 the county superintendent must
electronically authorize each district TR-5 and TR-6 claim for the second
semester.
(s) Upon receipt of
electronic claims the Superintendent of Public Instruction verifies the claims
and disburses the approved amount of state reimbursement for second semester
transportation. Payments will be made on or before June 30.
(t) Upon receipt of electronic state payment
notice the county superintendent orders the disbursement of county
reimbursement for second semester transportation on the basis of state
reimbursement.
(u) Whenever
necessary, new individual transportation contracts received by the school
district after final budget adoption are completed by the board of trustees.
The district will enter and submit the contract electronically to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and submit the original to the county
superintendent.
(v) Whenever
required, the board of trustees issues Montana school bus driver certification
to bus drivers and transmits the required copies to the county superintendent.
The district will submit new and amended driver certifications electronically,
as they are updated, to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(w) Whenever required, but no later than June
30, budget amendment proceedings must be completed to provide budget authority
for additional pupil transportation obligations arising after final budget
adoption and for which the contingency item is inadequate.
20-3-106, 20-10-112, MCA; IMP, 20-9-134, 20-9-166, 20-10-101, 20-10-124, 20-10-147, 20-10-201, 20-10-202, 20-10-203, 20-10-204, 20-10-205, 20-10-206, 20-10-207, MCA;
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