Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 10. TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICES

Part 1. School Buses and Transportation

Power Of Trustees

20-10-107. Power of trustees. The trustees of any district may:

(1) purchase or rent a school bus;

(2) purchase or rent a communication system or safety device for a school bus when the trustees authorize a communication system or safety device as standard equipment in a school bus because the bus is operated where weather and road conditions may constitute a hazard to the safety of the school pupil passengers;

(3) provide for the operation, maintenance, and insurance of a school bus or a communication system or safety device owned or rented by the district; or

(4) contract with a private party for the transportation of eligible transportees. The contract may not exceed the term of 5 years.

History: En. 75-7011 by Sec. 288, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7011(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 8, L. 2015.