Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 10 - EDUCATION
Chapter 10.7 - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
Subchapter 10.7.1 - Pupil Transportation
Rule 10.7.107 - CONTINGENCY TRANSPORTATION AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Whenever, during the course of a school year, the district becomes obligated to provide transportation for a student, the board of trustees immediately must:
(2) The cost of such additional transportation is met by the contingency item in the transportation budget or nonoperating budget. Valid claims against the amount budgeted as contingency are reimbursable by the state and county as on-schedule costs.
(3) If there is no contingency item (or the appropriation therein is already obligated for other pupils in the district), the district shall institute budget amendment proceedings to acquire the budget authorization necessary to provide transportation for such students.
(4) The on-schedule costs associated with the contingency transportation, in excess of the contingency amount, are reimbursable by the state and county only upon adoption of a budget amendment increase as provided by 20-9-161 through 20-9-168, MCA, and, either county transportation committee approval of new or altered bus routes or district approval of new individual transportation contracts, and state approval of such transportation.
(5) The over-schedule costs of the contingency transportation shall be paid by the district and funded by:
20-3-106, 20-10-112, MCA; IMP, 20-9-166, 20-10-124, 20-10-143, MCA;