Montana Code 20-9-327. Quality educator payment
20-9-327. Quality educator payment. (1) (a) The state shall provide a quality educator payment to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-9-327
- Board of public education: means the board created by Article X, section 9, subsection (3), of the Montana constitution and 2-15-1507. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Female: means a member of the human species who, under normal development, has XX chromosomes and produces or would produce relatively large, relatively immobile gametes, or eggs, during her life cycle and has a reproductive and endocrine system oriented around the production of those gametes. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- 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
- Superintendent of public instruction: means that state government official designated as a member of the executive branch by the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(i)public school districts, as defined in 20-6-101 and 20-6-701;
(ii)special education cooperatives, as described in 20-7-451;
(iii)the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101;
(iv)correctional facilities, as defined in 41-5-103; and
(v)the Montana youth challenge program.
(b)A special education cooperative that has not met the requirements of 20-7-454 may not be funded under the provisions of this section except by approval of the superintendent of public instruction.
(2)(a) The quality educator payment for special education cooperatives must be distributed directly to those entities by the superintendent of public instruction.
(b)The quality educator payment for the Montana school for the deaf and blind must be distributed to the Montana school for the deaf and blind.
(c)The quality educator payment for Pine Hills correctional facility and the facility under contract with the department of corrections for female, as defined in 1-1-201, youth must be distributed to those facilities by the department of corrections.
(d)The quality educator payment for the Montana youth challenge program must be distributed to that program by the department of military affairs.
(3)The quality educator payment is calculated as provided in 20-9-306, using the number of full-time equivalent educators, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction for accreditation purposes in the previous school year, each of whom:
(a)holds a valid certificate under the provisions of 20-4-106 and is employed by an entity listed in subsection (1) of this section in a position that requires an educator license in accordance with the administrative rules adopted by the board of public education;
(b)(i) is a licensed professional under 37-8-405, 37-8-415, 37-11-301, 37-15-301, 37-17-302, 37-24-301, 37-25-302, 37-39-308, 37-39-309, or 37-39-311; and
(ii)is employed by an entity listed in subsection (1) to provide services to students; or
(c)(i) holds an American Indian language and culture specialist license; and
(ii)is employed by an entity listed in subsection (1) to provide services to students in an Indian language immersion program pursuant to Title 20, chapter 7, part 14.