Mont. Code Ann. § 20-2-121
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20-2-121 Board of public education -- powers and duties
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20-2-121 . Board of public education -- powers and duties. The board of public education shall:
(1) effect an orderly and uniform system for teacher certification and specialist certification and for the issuance of an emergency authorization of employment by adopting the policies prescribed by 20-4-102 and 20-4-111 ;
(2) consider the suspension or revocation of teacher or specialist certificates and appeals from the denial of teacher or specialist certification in accordance with the provisions of 20-4-110 ;
(3) administer and order the distribution of BASE aid in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-344 ;
(4) adopt and enforce policies to provide uniform standards and regulations for the design, construction, and operation of school buses in accordance with the provisions of 20-10-111 ;
(5) adopt policies prescribing the conditions when school may be conducted on Saturday and the types of pupil-instruction-related days and approval procedure for those days in accordance with the provisions of 20-1-303 and 20-1-304 ;
(6) adopt standards of accreditation and establish the accreditation status of every school in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-101 and 20-7-102 ;
(7) approve or disapprove educational media selected by the superintendent of public instruction for the educational media library in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-201 ;
(8) adopt policies for the conduct of special education in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-402 ;
(9) adopt rules for issuance of documents certifying equivalency of completion of secondary education in accordance with 20-7-131 ;
(10) adopt policies for the conduct of programs for gifted and talented children in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-903 and 20-7-904 ;
(11) adopt rules for student assessment in the public schools; and
(12) perform any other duty prescribed from time to time by this title or any other act of the legislature.
(1) effect an orderly and uniform system for teacher certification and specialist certification and for the issuance of an emergency authorization of employment by adopting the policies prescribed by 20-4-102 and 20-4-111 ;
(2) consider the suspension or revocation of teacher or specialist certificates and appeals from the denial of teacher or specialist certification in accordance with the provisions of 20-4-110 ;
(3) administer and order the distribution of BASE aid in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-344 ;
(4) adopt and enforce policies to provide uniform standards and regulations for the design, construction, and operation of school buses in accordance with the provisions of 20-10-111 ;
(5) adopt policies prescribing the conditions when school may be conducted on Saturday and the types of pupil-instruction-related days and approval procedure for those days in accordance with the provisions of 20-1-303 and 20-1-304 ;
(6) adopt standards of accreditation and establish the accreditation status of every school in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-101 and 20-7-102 ;
(7) approve or disapprove educational media selected by the superintendent of public instruction for the educational media library in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-201 ;
(8) adopt policies for the conduct of special education in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-402 ;
(9) adopt rules for issuance of documents certifying equivalency of completion of secondary education in accordance with 20-7-131 ;
(10) adopt policies for the conduct of programs for gifted and talented children in accordance with the provisions of 20-7-903 and 20-7-904 ;
(11) adopt rules for student assessment in the public schools; and
(12) perform any other duty prescribed from time to time by this title or any other act of the legislature.
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