Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Form TR-1, Combined School District
Application for Registration of School Bus and State Reimbursement:
(a) Forms supplied electronically by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Forms completed by district officials, due in
county superintendent's office by November 1;
(c) Completed forms transmitted electronically to
the Superintendent of Public Instruction by November 1;
(d) Forms electronically authorized by the county
superintendent by November 10;
(e) Forms
processed electronically, rated, and approved by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
(2) Form TR-2,
Additional Pupil List:
(a) Additional pupil list
for form TR-1;
(b) Forms electronically
supplied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(c) Forms completed by district officials, due in
county superintendent's office by November 1;
(d) County superintendent uses form to verify
accuracy of information submitted on TR-1.
(3) Form TR-4, Elementary and High School
Individual Transportation Contract:
(a) Forms
electronically supplied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Provided only for contracts entered into by a
district and an eligible transportee of the district;
(c) Forms completed by families and district
officials by July 1 or as accepted by the district;
(d) Completed forms due in the county
superintendent's office by July 1 or as received from the district;
(e) Electronic copy of each contract transmitted
by the district to the Superintendent of Public Instruction by July 1 and as
electronically approved by the county superintendent;
(f) The contracts are processed electronically,
rated, and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the approved
rates are available electronically to the county superintendent and district by
mid-October.
(4) Form TR-5,
School District Claim for State Reimbursement for Individual and Isolated
Transportation:
(a) Forms supplied electronically
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction each semester;
(b) Forms completed by district officials and due
in the county superintendent's office:
(i) first
semester by February 15;
(ii) second
semester by May 24;
(c)
County superintendent authorizes the claim electronically:
(i) first semester by February 22;
(ii) second semester by June 1;
(d) Forms are verified electronically
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. After claims are verified, each
district official and county superintendent receives from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction a notification of the amount of reimbursement to be received by
the district. The county treasurer receives from the Superintendent of Public
Instruction a state payment with a list of districts and the amount each district is
to receive.
(5) Form TR-6,
School District Claim for Reimbursement for School Bus Transportation:
(a) Forms electronically supplied by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction each semester;
(b) Forms completed by district officials and due
in the county superintendent's office:
(i) first
semester by February 15;
(ii) second
semester by May 24;
(c)
County superintendent authorizes the claim electronically:
(i) first semester by February 22;
(ii) second semester by June 1;
(d) Forms are electronically verified
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. After claims are verified, each
district official and the county superintendent receive from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction a notification of the amount of reimbursement to be received by
the district. The county treasurer receives from the Superintendent of Public
Instruction a state payment with a list of districts and the amount each district is
to receive.
(6) Form TR-8,
School Bus Accident Report to the Montana Department of Transportation:
(a) Forms supplied by the Montana Department of
Transportation;
(b) Forms supplied upon
request;
(c) Forms used only to report
accidents (those investigated by a law enforcement agency) involving school
buses.
(7) Physical
Examination Report for School Bus Drivers:
(a)
Forms supplied by the federal Department of Transportation;
(b) Forms supplied upon request;
(c) Forms used by school bus drivers for physical
examination purposes.
(8)
Form TR-13, Montana Highway Patrol School Bus Inspection (and reinspection):
(a) Forms supplied electronically by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Forms supplied to school districts by June 1
of the previous year for the first semester, by November 20 for the second semester
and upon request;
(c) Form also used
when a bus did not pass first inspection by the Highway Patrol;
(d) Completed forms after inspection/reinspection
transmitted by Montana Highway Patrol to:
(i)
county superintendent of schools;
(ii)
district official;
(iii) Montana Highway
Patrol official.
(9) Form TR-35, Montana School Bus Driver
Certificate:
(a) Certificate forms supplied
electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Certificates issued by the board of trustees
to drivers authorized to drive school buses;
(c) Completed copies of certificates filed with
county superintendent of schools and filed electronically with the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
20-3-106,
20-10-112,
MCA; IMP,
20-9-166,
20-10-101,
20-10-103,
20-10-111,
20-10-112,
20-10-124,
20-10-128,
20-10-132,
20-10-141,
20-10-142,
20-10-145,
MCA;