{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-7-452","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-7-452","heading":"Detailed contents of full service education cooperative contracts.","body":"The contract authorized in 20-7-451 may include all necessary and proper matters but must specify the following:\n(1) its duration, which may not be less than 3 years for purposes of providing special education services;\n(2) the precise organization, composition, and nature of the cooperative;\n(3) the purpose of the cooperative;\n(4) the manner of financing the cooperative and establishing and maintaining a budget for the cooperative;\n(5) the permissible method to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the cooperative agreement and for disposing of property upon partial or complete termination;\n(6) provision for a management board that is responsible for administering the cooperative and that is comprised of trustees of the contracting districts or their authorized representatives;\n(7) the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used by the cooperative;\n(8) any other necessary and proper matters.","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_0520/0200-0070-0040-0520.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:21Z","sha256":"5b0c3b0d4cb8a72db35a1acee5a45c57b1aa4376d549cf30eda69927eb4ca8f2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-7-451","next":"us-mt/20-7-453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}