{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-10-148","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-10-148","heading":"Cost-effectiveness analysis required before purchase of small school bus.","body":"The trustees of a district may not purchase and operate a school bus as defined in 20-10-101(5)(a)(ii) until the trustees have:\n(1) conducted an analysis of the costs associated with purchase and operation of the school bus compared to the costs associated with purchase or contract and operation of a school bus designed to carry more than 10 passengers; and\n(2) adopted a written finding that the purchase and operation of a school bus as defined in 20-10-101(5)(a)(ii) is the most cost-effective means of transporting eligible transportees on the bus route or routes to which the school bus will be assigned.","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_0480/0200-0100-0010-0480.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:31Z","sha256":"7f31284a46147fc258f7d5e86e5071d1a63ff2cc19abc25f2ed9bfa5d00322d7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-10-147","next":"us-mt/20-10-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}