1.    A school district may contract with a school district in a bordering state for the education of students. A contract between school districts must provide for the payment of tuition at an agreed-upon amount.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-29-02

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    A student who attends school in a bordering state under a contract provided for by this section is deemed to be in attendance in the student’s school district of residence. The student’s school district of residence is liable to the school district of the bordering state for payments as provided in the contract.

3.    A school district in this state may not agree to accept a student from a bordering state unless the tuition payable equals or exceeds the amount of state aid that the district would have received from this state for a student in the same grade if that student had been attending school in the bordering state.

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