Montana § 2-15-1010 - Teachers' Retirement Board -- Terms -- Allocation -- Definition
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§ 2-15-1010. Teachers' Retirement Board -- Terms -- Allocation -- Definition
Teachers' retirement board -- terms -- allocation -- definition. (1) There is a teachers' retirement board. (2) The board consists of six members appointed by the governor, as follows: (a) three persons appointed from the teaching profession who, when appointed, are active members of the retirement system. At least one of the three appointees must be actively employed as a public school classroom teacher and shall hold a class 1, 2, or 4 certificate pursuant to 20-4-106 . (b) two persons appointed as representatives of the public; (c) one member who must be a retired teacher who was a member of the retirement system at the time of retirement. (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), each appointed member of the board shall serve a term of 5 years. Each appointed member shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by Article III, section 3, of the Montana constitution. The oath must be filed in the office of the secretary of state. (b) The first appointment of a member of the public after March 16, 2001, is for a 4-year term. After that appointment, each appointment of a member of the public is for a 5-year term. (4) If a vacancy in an unexpired term occurs on the board, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired portion of the term. (5) The board is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121 . However, the board may hire its own personnel, and 2-15-121 (2)(d) does not apply. (6) As used in this section, "classroom teacher" means a staff member who is assigned professional activities of instructing pupils in self-contained classes or courses or in classroom situations.
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