Title 20, Title 20

Any income received from the sale of agricultural products and services by the agricultural experiment station or by any of the agricultural substations shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be used to defray the costs of operating the station and substations.

Sections 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 may be cited as the "Montana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act".

The purpose of 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 is to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as crop rotations, green manuring, integrated pest management, and maintenance of livestock health and quality with reduced use of growth hormones and …

The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service shall: (1) develop a usable database of existing research in low-input, sustainable agriculture; (2) conduct educational programs for producers using material from the database. Programs must includ…

The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service may, as provided in 5-11-210, report to the legislature regarding the expenditures, activities, and outcomes of the program provided for in 20-25-233 through 20-25-236.

(1) There is a local government center at Montana state university-Bozeman. The purpose of the center is to strengthen the capacities of Montana's local governmental units to deliver essential services efficiently and to provide training, technical assistance, and research to loc…

There is hereby established in the university of Montana-Missoula forestry school a station to be known as the Montana forest and conservation experiment station, which shall be under the direction of the board of regents.

(1) It is the purpose of the Montana forest and conservation experiment station to: (a) study the forest and forest land resources of the state to the end that the state and its citizens may attain the highest economic and social benefits from the forest soils within the state an…

The dean of the forestry school, whoever shall hold that office from time to time, shall be the director of said Montana forest and conservation experiment station. The board of regents shall have the power and it shall be its duty to appoint or designate such assistants and empl…

The dean of the forestry school, the officers and employees of said station, appointed or assigned, and their assistants shall take an oath to: (1) perform all the services required of them under 20-25-241 through 20-25-245; (2) guard carefully all confidential information accumu…

(1) The board of regents may require such regular and special reports to be prepared as it deems necessary. Such regular reports and the special reports and bulletins, with proper illustrations and maps, shall be printed and distributed as the board of regents may direct and as t…

The regents may accept for and on behalf of Montana state university-Billings college any donations of lands and any other gifts for the use and benefit of the college.

The university of Montana-western has for its primary purpose the instruction and training of teachers for the public schools of Montana.

The regents may accept for and on behalf of the university of Montana-western any donations of lands and any other gifts for the use and benefit of the college.

(1) The regents must receive, in the names of the university of Montana-western and Montana state university-Billings, all benefits derived from the distribution of lands contemplated in section 17 of an act of congress, approved February 22, 1889, entitled "An Act to Provide for…

Montana state university-northern has for its purpose instruction and education in: (1) the English language, history, literature, mathematics, bookkeeping, moral philosophy, and political, rural, and household economy; (2) mechanical arts, agricultural chemistry, animal and vege…

The board of regents of higher education shall serve as regents of the Montana university system, shall use and adopt this style in all its dealings with the university system, and: (1) must have general control and supervision of the units of the Montana university system, which…

The regents of the Montana university system may: (1) purchase, construct, equip, or improve, at any unit of the Montana university system, any of the following types of revenue-producing facilities: (a) land; (b) residence halls, dormitories, houses, apartments, and other housin…

Subject to the supervision of the regents, the president of each of the units of the system: (1) is responsible for the immediate direction, management, and control of the respective units, including instruction, practical affairs, and scientific investigations; (2) is the presid…

(1) The board of regents of higher education may designate the following business days as holidays for all employees of the university system in exchange for the same number of legal holidays enumerated in 1-1-216: (a) the Friday following Thanksgiving; (b) the Monday before Chri…

(1) The board of regents may sell, exchange, and lease land and grant easements and licenses on land that is held or administered by the board of regents or the system and that is held by the state for the use and benefit of the board of regents or the system. (2) The board of re…

In order to implement the provisions of Article VIII, section 12, of the Montana constitution, ownership of the following may not be transferred to a nonprofit corporation or foundation established for the benefit of a unit of the university system unless full market value is rec…

(1) The board of regents may lease land or land and facilities to a private nonprofit foundation organized to solicit, manage, and administer nonstate funds, gifts, grants, donations, in-kind contributions, and revenue on behalf of a unit of the Montana university system for the …

The regents of the Montana university system are authorized to make rules at each unit of the university system concerning the parking and operation of motor vehicles upon the grounds, streets, drives, and alleys of each unit.

(1) The regents may authorize the president of each unit to: (a) assess fees for parking on campus subject to the approval of the regents after the regents' consultation with the respective student governing body of the unit; (b) assess fines in accordance with a published schedu…

(1) The regents of the Montana university system may appoint one or more persons to be members of security departments at each unit of the university system. Persons who are qualified under 7-32-303 to be campus security officers and who are employed and compensated by a security…

The president of each unit may enter into an agreement with the city or county in which the unit is located to authorize members of the unit's security department to issue citations for parking or moving traffic violations as defined by state or municipal laws that occur within t…

The president of each unit has general control and direction of the security department of the unit.

Security guards who have successfully completed the basic course in law enforcement conducted by the Montana law enforcement academy may carry firearms in accordance with policies established by the board of regents after consulting with the student body government at the unit of…

As used in 20-25-332, the following definitions apply: (1) "For-profit fitness center" means a private sector facility that offers instruction, training, consultation, equipment, or space to the public for a fee to maintain, encourage, or develop physical fitness or conditioning.…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a university fitness center may not sell a contract or charge a monthly fee to individual members of the general public for the use of fitness center facilities if a for-profit fitness center offering similar services operates in the comm…

(1) In carrying out the powers provided in 20-25-107, 20-25-301, and 20-25-302, the regents may: (a) borrow money for any purpose or purposes stated in parts 3 and 4 of this chapter, including, if considered desirable by the regents, the payment of interest on the money borrowed …

No obligation created under this chapter shall ever become a charge against the state of Montana, and all such obligations, including principal and interest, shall be payable solely from the sources authorized in this chapter.

In creating and discharging obligations under this chapter, all of the revenue-producing facilities at each unit of the Montana university system may be considered as one, but income received at one unit shall not be used to discharge obligations created for facilities at another…

No state funds except those specified in 20-25-402 shall be obligated or used for the purposes of parts 3 and 4 of this chapter unless specifically directed by the legislature.

This chapter shall not impair any contract, indenture, or agreement executed under previous laws.

No provision of this chapter shall affect or impair: (1) any contract or undertaking or the financing or agreement to finance any contract or undertaking entered into under the provisions of the laws repealed hereby prior to January 18, 1971; and (2) the issuance of bonds to fina…

(1) The regents may prescribe tuition rates, matriculation charges, and incidental fees for students in institutions under their jurisdiction. (2) The regents may utilize waivers in tuition and fees to aid in the recruitment of students to units of the university system and to pr…

(1) For the support and endowment of the university, there is annually and perpetually appropriated: (a) the university fund income, the proceeds and revenue from the grant of any estate or interest disposed of pursuant to 20-25-307, and all other sums of money appropriated by la…

(1) The treasurer of Montana state university-Bozeman may receive the cash appropriation received from the United States by authority of the act of congress of August 30, 1890, known as the second Morrill Act and the act of congress of March 4, 1907, known as the Nelson Amendment…

Pursuant to the terms of appropriations of the legislature or of congress or of gifts of donors, the regents shall determine the need for all expenditures and control the purposes for which all funds shall be spent, subject to the provisions of the law dealing with state purchase…

All donations, grants, gifts, or devises must be made to each unit in its legal name or to the Montana university system assistance program established by 20-25-455. If made to any officer or board of the unit, the donations, grants, gifts, or devises must be immediately transfer…

Any reimbursement for indirect costs associated with a grant to or contract with the Montana university system or any of its units is allocated to the designated subfund of the current fund, as provided in 17-2-102, for distribution to the unit receiving the grant or under the co…

(1) Subject to a line item appropriation for purposes of this section, the regents shall provide a payment to tribal colleges for enrolled resident nonbeneficiary students who are taking courses for which credit is transferable to another Montana college or university. (2) (a) Ea…

(1) The boards of county commissioners of Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Silver Bow, and Yellowstone Counties shall in each calendar year levy a tax of 1 1/2 mills on the dollar value of all taxable property, real and personal, located within the respective county. (2) The f…

The university of Montana-Missoula may construct an honors college program building costing up to $2 million to be financed with private funds. The department of administration shall administer the construction project.