Title 20, Title 20

The purpose of this part is to establish the structure by which the Montana university system may develop a self-insured student health plan, to work in conjunction with available campus student health services for enrolled students of the Montana university system and their depe…

(1) The commissioner may establish a self-insured student health plan for enrolled students of the system and their dependents, including students of a community college district. In developing a self-insured student health plan, the commissioner shall: (a) maintain the plan on a…

The commissioner may, subject to the approval of the board of regents, finance the initial costs to establish the plan established pursuant to 20-25-1401 by using any of the following methods: (1) authorizing a long-term loan of university funds. The loan must bear interest at a …

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Materially and substantially disrupt" means conduct by a person who acts purposely or knowingly to: (i) significantly hinder the expressive activity of another person or group; (ii) prevent the communication of an ex…

Expressive activity protected under the provisions of this part includes but is not limited to any lawful oral, written, audiovisual, or electronic means by which individuals may communicate ideas to one another, including all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, speeches, guest…

(1) An outdoor area of campus of a public postsecondary institution is a public forum. A public postsecondary institution may not create a free speech zone or other designated outdoor areas of campus outside of which expressive activity is prohibited. (2) A public postsecondary i…

(1) A public postsecondary institution shall permit a person to engage freely in noncommercial expressive activity on campus, subject to the provisions of 20-25-1503, as long as the person's expressive activity: (a) is not unlawful; or (b) does not materially and substantially di…

(1) A public postsecondary institution shall adopt policies to implement the provisions of this part. The policies must address students' expectations and provide appropriate regulations regarding free expression and expressive activities on campus consistent with this part. (2) …

(1) A public postsecondary institution may prepare a report to identify a course of action to be taken by the institution to implement the requirements of this part. (2) If a public postsecondary institution prepares a report pursuant to this section: (a) the report must be revis…

(1) A person or student organization who is aggrieved by a violation of this part may bring an action against a public postsecondary institution and any employees acting in their official capacities who were responsible for the violation and may seek appropriate relief, including…

An action brought for a violation of this part must be commenced within 1 year after the day the cause of action accrues. For the purposes of this section, each date that a violation of this part persists or a policy that violates this part is in effect constitutes a continuing v…

The Montana university system is composed of the following units, each designated by its legal name: (1) The university of Montana, with campuses at the following locations: (a) Missoula; (b) Butte; (c) Dillon; and (d) Helena. (2) Montana state university, with campuses located a…

(1) The university of Montana-Missoula shall have for its purpose instruction in all the departments of science, in literature, in the arts, and in industrial and professional education. (2) A law school is established at the university of Montana-Missoula. (3) A forestry school …

(1) The departments of the university are: (a) a preparatory department, which may be dissolved as the regents deem wise, containing courses designed to prepare a student for the regular department; (b) a department of literature, science, and the arts, offering courses which sha…

(1) There is a bureau of government research at the university of Montana-Missoula. The purpose of the bureau is to facilitate research and publication in the area of state and local government and to maintain a liaison between political scientists and government officials throug…

(1) Montana technological university has for its purpose instruction and education in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, mining, milling, engineering, mathematics, mechanics and drawing, and the laws of the United States and Montana relating to mining. (2) A department d…

The bureau of mines and geology shall: (1) compile and publish statistics relative to Montana geology, mining, milling, and metallurgy; (2) collect: (a) typical geological and mineral specimens; (b) samples of products; (c) photographs, models, and drawings of appliances used in …

The director and assistants of the bureau of mines and geology shall: (1) take an oath to perform all required services; (2) guard all confidential information accumulated in their work; (3) refrain from pecuniary speculation or remunerative private work based upon knowledge of a…

(1) The land-grant university for the state of Montana, designated as "Montana state university-Bozeman", is established at Bozeman under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862. (2) Montana state university-Bozeman shall be a comprehensive institution carrying out programs of …

(1) There is established at the state university at Bozeman and under its direction an agricultural experiment station, by virtue of the Hatch Act approved by congress on March 2, 1887. The provisions, donations, and benefits contained in that act and all acts supplementary there…

The director shall have the immediate direction, management, and control of the agricultural experiment station, subject to the general supervision, direction, and control of the regents and the president of the state university.

(1) The following agricultural research centers are established as a part of the agricultural experiment station: (a) the central agricultural research center, located near Moccasin; (b) the western agricultural research center, located near Corvallis; (c) the northern agricultur…

(1) In accordance with the provisions of the Morrill Act of July 2, 1862, the regents shall make available for the purchase of sites or experimental farms from any funds deposited in the Montana permanent fund credited to the state university through provisions of the Morrill Lan…

(1) (a) The state of Montana assents to the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An Act to Provide for an Increased Annual Appropriation for Agricultural Experiment Stations and Regulating the Expenditure Thereof", approved March 16, 1906, and consents to receive the benefi…

(1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana wool laboratory. (2) The purpose of the laboratory shall be the carrying on of effective scientific and practical research and testing work to develop as complete and accurate a knowledge of woo…

(1) The wool laboratory shall: (a) cooperate fully with the United States department of agriculture for the benefit of the Montana wool industry; and (b) keep a complete and comprehensive system of records covering its internal administration, activities, and meetings of its advi…

(1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana seed laboratory. (2) The purpose of the laboratory is to conduct effective scientific and practical research or testing work to develop as complete and accurate an analysis of grains and seeds a…

The director, with the consent of the regents, may accept on behalf of the state of Montana, for the use of the agricultural experiment station, donations of real property, money, implements, scientific equipment, building materials, animals, supplies, and any other gifts conside…

The director of the agricultural experiment station may take appropriate steps to qualify for and receive grants and other forms of assistance made available by the government of the United States and may enter into agreements with governmental agencies for cooperative research s…

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…