20-7-502. Duties of superintendent of public instruction. - Montana Statutes

     20-7-502. Duties of superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
     (1) develop, administer, and supervise a program of instruction in traffic education;
     (2) establish basic course requirements in instruction for traffic education;
     (3) establish the qualifications for a teacher of traffic education;
     (4) approve teachers of traffic education when the teachers are qualified;
     (5) establish criteria for traffic education course approval based on the basic course requirements, teacher of traffic education qualifications, and the requirements of law;
     (6) approve traffic education courses when the courses meet the criteria for approval;
     (7) promulgate a policy for the distribution of the traffic education money to approved traffic education courses and annually order the distribution of the proceeds of the traffic education account in the manner required by law;
     (8) assist districts with the conduct of traffic education; and
     (9) periodically conduct onsite driver education program reviews.

     History: En. 75-7904 by Sec. 438, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7904; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 701, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 181, L. 1999.