{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-7-420","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-7-420","heading":"Residency requirements -- financial responsibility for special education.","body":"(1) Except for a pupil attending the Montana youth challenge program or a job corps program pursuant to 20-9-707, a child's district of residence for special education purposes must be determined in accordance with the provisions of 1-1-215.\n(2) The superintendent of public instruction is financially responsible for a portion of tuition and transportation as established under 20-5-323 and 20-5-324 for a child with a disability, as defined in 20-7-401, who attends school outside the district of residence because the student has been placed in a foster care or group home licensed by the state. The superintendent of public instruction is not financially responsible for tuition and transportation for a child who is placed by a state agency in an out-of-state public school or an out-of-state private residential facility.\n(3) A state agency that makes a placement of a child with a disability is responsible for the financial costs of room and board and the treatment of the child. The state agency that makes an out-of-state placement of a child with a disability is responsible for the education fees required to provide a free appropriate public education that complies with the requirements of Title 20, chapter 7, part 4.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 7. SCHOOL INSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS","Part 4. Special Education for Exceptional Children"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0070/part_0040/section_0200/0200-0070-0040-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:21Z","sha256":"109f461685a8f37c609db320edc639c8430874a58ffcb686045cf3a8476e3833","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-7-419","next":"us-mt/20-7-421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}