{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-6-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-6-104","heading":"Moratorium on creation of new district -- exceptions.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a school district may not initiate the creation of a new elementary district or a new high school district.\n(2) Pursuant to the provisions of 20-6-326, the trustees or the electors of an existing elementary district may initiate the creation of a new high school district solely for the purpose of expanding into a K-12 district.\n(3) The moratorium in subsection (1) does not apply to a district that results from the procedure for the dissolution of a K-12 school district pursuant to 20-6-704.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 6. SCHOOL DISTRICTS","Part 1. School Districts -- General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0040/0200-0060-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:16Z","sha256":"93cc0d6649db447651bbe0e2bcc263a6ed6fd8ff89677051e0bf0db1a340a5f5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-6-103","next":"us-mt/20-6-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}