{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-10-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-10-107","heading":"Power of trustees.","body":"The trustees of any district may:\n(1) purchase or rent a school bus;\n(2) purchase or rent a communication system or safety device for a school bus when the trustees authorize a communication system or safety device as standard equipment in a school bus because the bus is operated where weather and road conditions may constitute a hazard to the safety of the school pupil passengers;\n(3) provide for the operation, maintenance, and insurance of a school bus or a communication system or safety device owned or rented by the district; or\n(4) contract with a private party for the transportation of eligible transportees. The contract may not exceed the term of 5 years.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 10. TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICES","Part 1. School Buses and Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0100/part_0010/section_0070/0200-0100-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:31Z","sha256":"64285d214a8353872ee5c326d1aeb241794589e9d5b22093ad276ccbf05390a0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-10-106","next":"us-mt/20-10-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}