Terms Used In Montana Code 15-30-3104

• Eligible student: means a student who is a Montana resident and who is 5 years of age or older on or before September 10 of the year of attendance and has not yet reached 19 years of age. See Montana Code 15-30-3102
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Qualified education provider: means an education provider that:

  (a)is not a public school;

  (b)(i) is accredited, has applied for accreditation, or is provisionally accredited by a state, regional, or national accreditation organization; or

  (ii)is a nonaccredited provider or tutor and has informed the child's parents or legal guardian in writing at the time of enrollment that the provider is not accredited and is not seeking accreditation;

  (c)is not a home school as referred to in 20-5-102(2)(e);

  (d)satisfies the health and safety requirements prescribed by law for private schools in this state; and

  (e)qualifies for an exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102(2)(e) and 20-5-109. See Montana Code 15-30-3102

• Student scholarship organization: means a charitable organization in this state that:

  (a)is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U. See Montana Code 15-30-3102