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bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT revising education laws related to school district trustees; establishing term limits for trustees; and AMENDING SECTION 20-3-301, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 20-3-301, MCA, is amended to read:
"20-3-301. Election and term of office. (1) Every trustee position prescribed by this title is subject to election. Except as provided in 20-3-313, a school trustee election must be held annually on the regular school election day established in 20-20-105(1).
(2) (a) The term of office for each position must be 3 years unless it is otherwise specifically prescribed by this title.
(b) A trustee may not be elected to more than 5 consecutive terms.
(3) The board of trustees must be composed of the number of trustee positions prescribed for a district by 20-3-341 and 20-3-351. When exercising the power and performing the duties of trustees, the members shall act collectively and only at a regular or a properly called special meeting.
(4) The number of trustee positions in a district must vary in accordance with 20-3-341 and 20-3-351 according to the type of district."