Montana § 20-7-451 - Authorization To Create Full Service Education Cooperatives
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-7-451 — Authorization To Create Full Service Education Cooperatives, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-7-451. Authorization To Create Full Service Education Cooperatives
Authorization to create full service education cooperatives. (1) A school district may contract with one or more other school districts to establish a cooperative to perform any or all education administrative services, activities, and undertakings that the school district entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform. The cooperative contract must be authorized by the boards of trustees of the districts entering into the contract. (2) A cooperative contract may allow money allocated to a cooperative to be expended for: (a) recruitment of professionals or employees for the cooperative; and (b) facility rental and supportive services, including but not limited to janitorial and communication services.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-7-451 ("Authorization To Create Full Service Education Cooperatives") 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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