Montana § 20-3-309 Filling Vacated Trustee Position -- Appointee Qualification And Term Of Office

Montana Statutes

§ 20-3-309 — Filling Vacated Trustee Position -- Appointee Qualification And Term Of Office

Montana § 20-3-309

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 3ELECTED OFFICIALS

Part 3School District Trustees

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-3-309 (2026).

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20-3-309 . Filling vacated trustee position -- appointee qualification and term of office.

(1)Whenever a trustee position becomes vacant in any district, the remaining members of the trustees shall declare the position vacant and they shall appoint, in writing within 60 days, a competent person as a successor. The trustees shall notify the appointee and the county superintendent of the appointment. If the trustees do not make the appointment within the 60-day period, the county superintendent shall appoint, in writing, a competent person as a successor and notify the person of the appointment.

(2)A person who has been appointed to a trustee position shall qualify by completing and filing an oath of office with the county superintendent within 15 days after receiving notice of appointment

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20-3-309 . Filling vacated trustee position -- appointee qualification and term of office. (1) Whenever a trustee position becomes vacant in any district, the remaining members of the trustees shall declare the position vacant and they shall appoint, in writing within 60 days, a competent person as a successor. The trustees shall notify the appointee and the county superintendent of the appointment. If the trustees do not make the appointment within the 60-day period, the county superintendent shall appoint, in writing, a competent person as a successor and notify the person of the appointment.
(2) A person who has been appointed to a trustee position shall qualify by completing and filing an oath of office with the county superintendent within 15 days after receiving notice of appointment. Failure to file the oath of office constitutes a continuation of the trustee position vacancy that must be filled under the provisions of this section.
(3) A person assuming a trustee position under the provisions of this section shall serve until the next regular school election and until a successor has qualified.

Legislative History

En. 75-5918 by Sec. 47, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 122, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 266, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5918; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 269, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 279, Ch. 56, L. 2009.