20-4-209. Notice of nonrenewal of nontenure teacher for financial reasons -- notice and opportunity for comment required, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 4. TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND PRINCIPALS

Part 2. Teacher Employment -- Tenure

Notice Of Nonrenewal Of Nontenure Teacher For Financial Reasons -- Notice And Opportunity For Comment Required

20-4-209. Notice of nonrenewal of nontenure teacher for financial reasons -- notice and opportunity for comment required. (1) When a district administrator proposes to nonrenew a nontenure teacher for financial reasons, the trustees shall include the proposed nonrenewal for financial reasons on the agenda of a meeting on or before June 1.

(2) A proposed nonrenewal of a nontenure teacher under subsection (1) is an action of significant interest to the public within the meaning of 2-3-103.

(3) A nonrenewal of a nontenure teacher for financial reasons is a nonrenewal without cause as provided in 20-4-206.

(4) The provisions of this section do not override provisions negotiated and agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement executed by the district and the teacher's exclusive representative pursuant to Title 39, chapter 31.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 697, L. 2025.