{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-6-621","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-6-621","heading":"Selection of school sites -- approval election.","body":"(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the trustees of a district may select the sites for school buildings or for other school purposes, but the selection must first be approved by the qualified electors of the district before a contract for the purchase of a site is entered into by the trustees.\n(b) The trustees may purchase or otherwise acquire property contiguous to an existing site that is in use for school purposes without a site approval election. The trustees may take an option on a site prior to the site approval election.\n(2) The election for the approval of a site must be called under the provisions of 20-20-201 and must be conducted in the manner prescribed by this title for school elections. An elector who may vote at a school site election is qualified to vote under the provisions of 20-20-301. If a majority of those voting at the election approve the site selection, the trustees may purchase the site. A site approval election is not required when the site was specifically identified in an election at which a building reserve levy or the issuance of bonds was approved for the purchase of the site.\n(3) Any site for a school building or other building of the district that is selected or purchased by the trustees must:\n(a) be in a place that is convenient, accessible, and suitable;\n(b) comply with the minimum size and other requirements prescribed by the department of public health and human services; and\n(c) comply with the statewide building regulations, if any, promulgated by the department of labor and industry.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 6. SCHOOL DISTRICTS","Part 6. School Property"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0060/part_0060/section_0210/0200-0060-0060-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:18Z","sha256":"130a630534742d36603a0da1cc8ba0060efbf4467bcbdee7033553782003a696","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-6-610","next":"us-mt/20-6-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}