Montana § 20-7-601 - Free Textbook Provisions
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-7-601 — Free Textbook Provisions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-7-601. Free Textbook Provisions
Free textbook provisions. (1) The trustees of each district shall provide free textbooks to the public school pupils of the district. The trustees shall purchase such textbooks at the expense of the district and loan them to such pupils free of charge, subject to the textbook damage policy of the trustees. (2) For the purpose of this section only, textbooks shall not include those books or manuals which are rendered unusable as a result of having pages designed to be written upon or removed during the course of the study they serve. When the parents of a pupil attending a school of the district so request, such textbooks shall be sold to them at cost.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Montana § 20-7-601
What does Montana Code Annotated § 20-7-601 cover?
Section 20-7-601 ("Free Textbook Provisions") 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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