{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-5-110","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-5-110","heading":"School district assessment for placement of a child who enrolls from a nonaccredited, nonpublic school.","body":"The trustees of a school district shall:\n(1) adopt a district policy on assessment for placement of any child who enrolls in a school of the district and whose previous place of instruction was a nonpublic school that is not accredited;\n(2) include in the adopted policy the following provisions:\n(a) the specific assessment for placement to be administered to any child subject to the provisions of subsection (1);\n(b) a procedure for grade and program placement of the child based on results of the assessment for placement, including considerations for the age and identified abilities of the child; and\n(c) a hearing process before the board of trustees of the district if the parent or guardian of a child is not in agreement with the placement of the child and requests a hearing before the board; and\n(3) administer the adopted policy required in subsection (1) in a uniform and fair manner.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 5. PUPILS","Part 1. Attendance"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0100/0200-0050-0010-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:15Z","sha256":"1972176253d02c688991df852c7ca7cf626c88a00fa17c0f873795d37ffb1ea0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-5-109","next":"us-mt/20-5-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}