Montana Code 20-5-109. Nonpublic school requirements for compulsory enrollment exemption
20-5-109. Nonpublic school requirements for compulsory enrollment exemption. To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102, a nonpublic or home school:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-5-109
- Aggregate hours: means the hours of pupil instruction for which a school course or program is offered or for which a pupil is enrolled. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- County superintendent: means the county government official who is the school officer of the county. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Pupil: means an individual who is admitted by the board of trustees pursuant to 20-5-101 and who is enrolled in a school established and maintained under the laws of the state at public expense. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Pupil instruction: means the conduct of organized learning opportunities for pupils enrolled in public schools while under the supervision of a teacher. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- 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
(1)shall maintain records on pupil attendance and disease immunization and make the records available to the county superintendent of schools on request;
(2)shall provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction in accordance with 20-1-301 and 20-1-302;
(3)must be housed in a building that complies with applicable local health and safety regulations;
(4)shall provide an organized course of study that includes instruction in the subjects required of public schools as a basic instructional program pursuant to 20-7-111; and
(5)in the case of home schools, shall notify the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the home school is located in each school fiscal year of the student’s attendance at the school.