Montana § 20-4-202 - Teacher And Specialist Certification Registration
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-4-202 — Teacher And Specialist Certification Registration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-4-202. Teacher And Specialist Certification Registration
Teacher and specialist certification registration. (1) Any person employed as a teacher, specialist, principal, or district superintendent shall register the person's certificate or the district shall register its emergency authorization of employment for a teacher with the county superintendent of the county in which the person is employed in order to validate the person's employment status and permit payment under the employment contract. If a teacher or specialist does not register the person's certificate with the county superintendent within 60 calendar days after the person begins to perform services, the person is not eligible to receive any further compensation under the contract of employment until the person has registered the certificate. After the schools of a district have been open for 60 calendar days in the current school fiscal year, the county superintendent shall notify each district of the county of each teacher or specialist who has registered a current valid certificate, and the district may not pay any teacher who has not registered the person's certificate until the county superintendent does notify the district of the registration. (2) A teacher or specialist employed by a joint district shall register the person's certificate with the county superintendent of the county in which the person is working. A teacher or specialist employed by a special education cooperative shall register the person's certificate with the county superintendent of the county in which the special education cooperative is based.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Montana § 20-4-202
What does Montana Code Annotated § 20-4-202 cover?
Section 20-4-202 ("Teacher And Specialist Certification Registration") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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