{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-5-112","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-5-112","heading":"Participation in extracurricular activities.","body":"(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), a school district or an athletic association, conference, or organization with authority over interscholastic sports may not prohibit or restrict the ability of a student attending a nonpublic or home school meeting the requirements of 20-5-109 from participating in extracurricular activities at a school in the student's resident school district solely on the student's enrollment at the public school or on the number of hours the student physically attends the public school.\n(b) A school district or an athletic association, conference, or organization with authority over interscholastic sports may prohibit or restrict the participation in extracurricular activities of a student attending a home school based on one or both of the following factors:\n(i) the student's status as a United States citizen; and\n(ii) the student's status as a Montana resident, as determined under the provisions of 1-1-215.\n(2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), a student attending a nonpublic or home school who participates in extracurricular activities at a public school is subject to:\n(a) the same standards for participation as those required of full-time students enrolled in the school;\n(b) the same rules of any interscholastic organization of which the school of participation is a member.\n(3) (a) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school must be attested by the head administrator of the nonpublic school.\n(b) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a home school must be attested in writing by the educator providing the student instruction with verification by the school principal. The verification may not include any form of student assessment.","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_0120/0200-0050-0010-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:15Z","sha256":"da7f3b1259614ed83b25e2647f5bfcbac073ccacb2c61d1477723501e221e825","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-5-111","next":"us-mt/20-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}