Montana § 20-9-168 Emergency Budget Amendment Tax Levy

Montana Statutes

§ 20-9-168 — Emergency Budget Amendment Tax Levy

Montana § 20-9-168

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 9FINANCE

Part 1School Budgets

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 20-9-168 (2026).

Text

20-9-168 . Emergency budget amendment tax levy. When a budget amendment has been adopted by the board of trustees under 20-9-161 (2) and a district does not have sufficient funds, including insurance proceeds and reserves, to finance the budget amendment, the district may levy a tax in the ensuing school year to fund the expenditures authorized by the budget amendment. The amount levied may not exceed the unfunded amount of the budget amendment.

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20-9-168 . Emergency budget amendment tax levy. When a budget amendment has been adopted by the board of trustees under 20-9-161 (2) and a district does not have sufficient funds, including insurance proceeds and reserves, to finance the budget amendment, the district may levy a tax in the ensuing school year to fund the expenditures authorized by the budget amendment. The amount levied may not exceed the unfunded amount of the budget amendment.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 11, Ch. 6, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 633, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 237, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 574, L. 2001.