20-7-452. Detailed contents of full service education cooperative contracts. The contract authorized in 20-7-451 may include all necessary and proper matters but must specify the following:

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-452

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101

(1)its duration, which may not be less than 3 years for purposes of providing special education services;

(2)the precise organization, composition, and nature of the cooperative;

(3)the purpose of the cooperative;

(4)the manner of financing the cooperative and establishing and maintaining a budget for the cooperative;

(5)the permissible method to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the cooperative agreement and for disposing of property upon partial or complete termination;

(6)provision for a management board that is responsible for administering the cooperative and that is comprised of trustees of the contracting districts or their authorized representatives;

(7)the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used by the cooperative;

(8)any other necessary and proper matters.