Montana § 20-4-502 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 20-4-502 — Definitions

Montana § 20-4-502

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 4TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND PRINCIPALS

Part 5Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 20-4-502 (2026).

Text

20-4-502 . Definitions. For the purposes of this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Education cooperative" means a cooperative of Montana public schools as described in 20-7-451 .

(2)"Educational loans" means all loans made pursuant to a federal loan program, except federal parent loans for undergraduate students (PLUS) loans, as provided in 20 U.S.C. 1078-2.

(3)"Federal loan program" means educational loans authorized by 20 U.S.C. 1071, et seq., 20 U.S.C. 1087a, et seq., and 20 U.S.C. 1087aa, et seq.

(4)"Impacted school" means:

(a)a special education cooperative;

(b)the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101 ;

(c)the Montana youth challenge program, as established in 10-1-1401 ;

(d)a correctional facility, as

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20-4-502 . Definitions. For the purposes of this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Education cooperative" means a cooperative of Montana public schools as described in 20-7-451 .
(2) "Educational loans" means all loans made pursuant to a federal loan program, except federal parent loans for undergraduate students (PLUS) loans, as provided in 20 U.S.C. 1078-2.
(3) "Federal loan program" means educational loans authorized by 20 U.S.C. 1071, et seq., 20 U.S.C. 1087a, et seq., and 20 U.S.C. 1087aa, et seq.
(4) "Impacted school" means:
(a) a special education cooperative;
(b) the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101 ;
(c) the Montana youth challenge program, as established in 10-1-1401 ;
(d) a correctional facility, as defined in 41-5-103 ;
(e) a public school located on an Indian reservation; and
(f) a public school that, driving at a reasonable speed for the road surface, is located more than 20 minutes from a Montana city with a population greater than 15,000 based on the most recent federal decennial census.
(5) (a) "Quality educator" means a full-time equivalent educator, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction for accreditation purposes in the current school year, who:
(i) holds a valid certificate under the provisions of 20-4-106 and is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) in a position that requires an educator license in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the board of public education;
(ii) is a licensed professional under 37-8-405 , 37-8-415 , 37-11-301 , 37-15-301 , 37-17-302 , 37-24-301 , 37-25-309 , 37-39-308 , 37-39-309 , or 37-39-311 and is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) to provide services to students; or
(iii) is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) to provide educational sign language interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and who meets the qualifications for educational sign language interpreting established by the board of public education.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (5)(a), "an entity" means:
(i) a school district;
(ii) an education cooperative;
(iii) the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101 ;
(iv) the Montana youth challenge program; and
(v) a correctional facility, as defined in 41-5-103 .
(6) "School district" means a public school district, as provided in 20-6-101 and 20-6-701 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. May 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 347, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 339, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 713, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 536, L. 2025; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 671, L. 2025.