Montana § 20-10-148 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Required Before Purchase Of Small School Bus

Montana Statutes

§ 20-10-148 — Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Required Before Purchase Of Small School Bus

Montana § 20-10-148

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 10TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICES

Part 1School Buses and Transportation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-10-148 (2026).

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20-10-148 . Cost-effectiveness analysis required before purchase of small school bus. The trustees of a district may not purchase and operate a school bus as defined in 20-10-101 (5)(a)(ii) until the trustees have:

(1)conducted an analysis of the costs associated with purchase and operation of the school bus compared to the costs associated with purchase or contract and operation of a school bus designed to carry more than 10 passengers; and

(2)adopted a written finding that the purchase and operation of a school bus as defined in 20-10-101 (5)(a)(ii) is the most cost-effective means of transporting eligible transportees on the bus route or routes to which the school bus will be assigned.

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20-10-148 . Cost-effectiveness analysis required before purchase of small school bus. The trustees of a district may not purchase and operate a school bus as defined in 20-10-101 (5)(a)(ii) until the trustees have:
(1) conducted an analysis of the costs associated with purchase and operation of the school bus compared to the costs associated with purchase or contract and operation of a school bus designed to carry more than 10 passengers; and
(2) adopted a written finding that the purchase and operation of a school bus as defined in 20-10-101 (5)(a)(ii) is the most cost-effective means of transporting eligible transportees on the bus route or routes to which the school bus will be assigned.