Montana § 19-3-319 - State Contributions For Local Government And School District Employers
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-3-319 — State Contributions For Local Government And School District Employers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-3-319. State Contributions For Local Government And School District Employers
State contributions for local government and school district employers. (1) The state shall contribute monthly from the general fund to the pension trust fund a sum equal to 0.1% of the compensation paid to all employees of local government entities and school districts on and after July 1, 1997, except those employees properly excluded from membership. (2) (a) Subject to subsection (2)(b), in addition to the contribution required under subsection (1), the state shall contribute monthly from the general fund to the pension trust fund a sum equal to 0.27% of the compensation paid to all employees of school districts except for those employees properly excluded from membership. (b) The additional contribution under subsection (2)(a) terminates when the additional contribution under 19-3-316 (3) terminates. (3) The board shall certify amounts due under this section on a monthly basis, and the state treasurer shall transfer those amounts to the pension trust fund within 1 week. The payments in this section are statutorily appropriated as provided in 17-7-502 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-3-319 ("State Contributions For Local Government And School District Employers") 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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