Montana Code 20-3-342. Determination of terms after consolidation of elementary districts
20-3-342. Determination of terms after consolidation of elementary districts. Whenever the trustees are elected at one regular school election under the circumstances described in 20-3-302(2)(a), the members who are elected shall draw by lot to determine their terms of office. The terms of office by trustee position must be:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-3-342
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- School election: means a regular school election or any election conducted by a district or community college district for authorizing taxation, authorizing the issuance of bonds by an elementary, high school, or K-12 district, or accepting or rejecting any proposition that may be presented to the electorate for decision in accordance with the provisions of this title. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(1)three for 3 years, two for 2 years, and two for 1 year in a first-class elementary district;
(2)two for 3 years, two for 2 years, and one for 1 year in second-class elementary districts and third-class elementary districts having five trustee positions; or
(3)one for 3 years, one for 2 years, and one for 1 year in a third-class elementary district having three trustee positions.