Montana § 20-5-322 - Residency Determination -- Notification -- Appeal For Attendance Agreement

§ 20-5-322. Residency Determination -- Notification -- Appeal For Attendance Agreement

Residency determination -- notification -- appeal for attendance agreement. (1) For the purposes of 20-5-320 through 20-5-324 , except as provided in 20-9-707 , a child's district of residence must be determined on the basis of the provisions of 1-1-215 . (2) Within 10 days of the initial application for an agreement, the trustees of the district of attendance shall notify the parent or guardian of the child and the trustees of the district of residence involved in the out-of-district attendance agreement of the anticipated date for approval or disapproval of the agreement. (3) Within 10 days of approval or disapproval of an out-of-district attendance agreement, the trustees of the district of attendance shall: (a) provide copies of the approved or disapproved attendance agreement to the parent or guardian and to the child's district of residence. In the case of a disapproval, the trustees shall provide the specific allowable reason for the disapproval pursuant to 20-5-320 (2)(e) or 20-5-321 (4) and supporting documentation. (b) for an approved agreement, provide a copy of the completed agreement to the county superintendent of schools of the county of residence and the county superintendent of schools of the county of attendance. (4) If an out-of-district attendance agreement is disapproved or no action is taken, the parent or guardian may appeal the disapproval or lack of action to the county superintendent of the district of attendance and, subsequently, to the superintendent of public instruction under the provisions for the appeal of controversies pursuant to 20-3-107 and 20-3-210 . (5) For purposes of payment under 20-5-324 (2), a nonresident student who becomes a resident by reaching 18 years of age during the school year may continue to have tuition paid on the student's behalf for the duration of the student's enrollment in the district for that school year.