20-4-502. Definitions.
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20-4-502 . Definitions. For the purposes of this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1)"Education cooperative" means a cooperative of Montana public schools as described in 20-7-451 .
(2)"Educational loans" means all loans made pursuant to a federal loan program, except federal parent loans for undergraduate students
(PLUS)loans, as provided in 20 U.S.C. 1078-2.
(3)"Federal loan program" means educational loans authorized by 20 U.S.C. 1071, et seq., 20 U.S.C. 1087a, et seq., and 20 U.S.C. 1087aa, et seq.
(4)"Impacted school" means:
(a)a special education cooperative;
(b)the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101 ;
(c)the Montana youth challenge program, as established in 10-1-1401 ;
(d)a correctional facility, as defined in 41-5-103 ;
(e)a public school located on an Indian reservation; and
(f)a public school that, driving at a reasonable speed for the road surface, is located more than 20 minutes from a Montana city with a population greater than 15,000 based on the most recent federal decennial census.
(a)"Quality educator" means a full-time equivalent educator, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction for accreditation purposes in the current school year, who:
(i)holds a valid certificate under the provisions of 20-4-106 and is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) in a position that requires an educator license in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the board of public education;
(ii)is a licensed professional under 37-8-405 , 37-8-415 , 37-11-301 , 37-15-301 , 37-17-302 , 37-24-301 , 37-25-309 , 37-39-308 , 37-39-309 , or 37-39-311 and is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) to provide services to students; or
(iii)is employed by an entity listed in subsection (5)(b) to provide educational sign language interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and who meets the qualifications for educational sign language interpreting established by the board of public education.
(b)For the purposes of subsection (5)(a), "an entity" means:
(i)a school district;
(ii)an education cooperative;
(iii)the Montana school for the deaf and blind, as described in 20-8-101 ;
(iv)the Montana youth challenge program; and
(v)a correctional facility, as defined in 41-5-103 .
(6)"School district" means a public school district, as provided in 20-6-101 and 20-6-701 .