Montana § 20-9-351 - Funding Of Deficiency In Base Aid

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-9-351 — Funding Of Deficiency In Base Aid, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 20-9-351. Funding Of Deficiency In Base Aid

Funding of deficiency in BASE aid. If the money available for BASE aid is not the result of a reduction in spending under 17-7-140 and is not sufficient to provide the guaranteed tax base aid required under 20-9-366 through 20-9-369 and BASE aid support determined under 20-9-347 , the superintendent of public instruction shall request the budget director to submit a request for a supplemental appropriation in the second year of the biennium that is sufficient to complete the funding of BASE aid for the elementary and high school districts for the current biennium.

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

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