17-7-162. Montana school for the deaf and blind exempt from vacancy savings. (1) Vacancy savings may not be imposed on authorized positions in the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101.

(2) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Authorized positions" means those positions included in the list of current authorized positions that the board is required to maintain under 2-18-206.

(b) "Vacancy savings" means the difference between the cost of fully funding authorized positions for an entire fiscal year and the actual cost of those authorized positions during that period.