Montana § 20-8-120 - Communications Skills Required Of Certain Employees

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-8-120 — Communications Skills Required Of Certain Employees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 20-8-120. Communications Skills Required Of Certain Employees

Communications skills required of certain employees. (1) Each permanent employee of the school who works with deaf children or works for or with a fellow employee who is deaf shall acquire acceptable total communications skills as prescribed by the board of public education by the end of the first year of employment. (2) Upon request to the board of public education by the superintendent, an exception to this requirement may be made for an employee not working directly with deaf children.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 20-8-120 ("Communications Skills Required Of Certain Employees") 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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