Terms Used In Montana Code 20-6-814

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board of public education: means the board created by Article X, section 9(3), of the Montana constitution and 2-15-1507. See Montana Code 20-6-803
• fund: means a separate detailed account of receipts and expenditures for a specific purpose as authorized by law or by the superintendent of public instruction under the provisions of subsection (2). See Montana Code 20-9-201
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Public charter school: means a public school that:

  (a)has autonomy over decisions including but not limited to matters concerning finance, personnel, scheduling, curriculum, and instruction as defined in a charter contract;

  (b)is governed by a local school board or, in the case of a governing board other than a local school board, by the governing board of the charter school district of which the charter school is a part;

  (c)is established and operated under the terms of a charter contract;

  (d)allows parents choose to enroll their children;

  (e)admits students on the basis of a lottery if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated;

  (f)provides a program of education that may include any or all grades from kindergarten through grade 12 and vocational education programs;

  (g)operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational objectives as defined in its charter contract;

  (h)operates under the general supervision of the board of public education in accordance with its charter contract; and

  (i)if the school is a high school, establishes graduation requirements and has authority to award degrees and issue diplomas. See Montana Code 20-6-803

• school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201