ARM 10.7.118. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FORMS LISTED BY FORM NUMBER

(1) Form TR-1, Combined School District Application for Registration of School Bus and State Reimbursement: (a) Forms supplied electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; (b) Forms completed by district officials, due in county superintendent's office by November 1; (c) Completed forms transmitted electronically to the Superintendent of Public Instruction by November 1; (d) Forms electronically authorized by the county superintendent by November 10; (e) Forms processed electronically, rated, and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2) Form TR-2, Additional Pupil List: (a) Additional pupil list for form TR-1; (b) Forms electronically supplied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; (c) Forms completed by district officials, due in county superintendent's office by November 1; (d) County superintendent uses form to verify accuracy of information submitted on TR-1. (3) Form TR-4, Elementary and High School Individual Transportation Contract: (a) Forms electronically supplied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; (b) Provided only for contracts entered into by a district and an eligible transportee of the district; (c) Forms completed by families and district officials by July 1 or as accepted by the district; (d) Completed forms due in the county superintendent's office by July 1 or as received from the district; (e) Electronic copy of each contract transmitted by the district to the Superintendent of Public Instruction by July 1 and as electronically approved by the county superintendent; (f) The contracts are processed electronically, rated, and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the approved rates are available electronically to the county superintendent and district by mid-October. (4) Form TR-5, School District Claim for State Reimbursement for Individual and Isolated Transportation: (a) Forms supplied electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction each semester; (b) Forms completed by district officials and due in the county superintendent's office: (i) first semester by February 15; (ii) second semester by May 24; (c) County superintendent authorizes the claim electronically: (i) first semester by February 22; (ii) second semester by June 1; (d) Forms are verified electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. After claims are verified, each district official and county superintendent receives from the Superintendent of Public Instruction a notification of the amount of reimbursement to be received by the district. The county treasurer receives from the Superintendent of Public Instruction a state payment with a list of districts and the amount each district is to receive. (5) Form TR-6, School District Claim for Reimbursement for School Bus Transportation: (a) Forms electronically supplied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction each semester; (b) Forms completed by district officials and due in the county superintendent's office: (i) first semester by February 15; (ii) second semester by May 24; (c) County superintendent authorizes the claim electronically: (i) first semester by February 22; (ii) second semester by June 1; (d) Forms are electronically verified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. After claims are verified, each district official and the county superintendent receive from the Superintendent of Public Instruction a notification of the amount of reimbursement to be received by the district. The county treasurer receives from the Superintendent of Public Instruction a state payment with a list of districts and the amount each district is to receive. (6) Form TR-8, School Bus Accident Report to the Montana Department of Transportation: (a) Forms supplied by the Montana Department of Transportation; (b) Forms supplied upon request; (c) Forms used only to report accidents (those investigated by a law enforcement agency) involving school buses. (7) Physical Examination Report for School Bus Drivers: (a) Forms supplied by the federal Department of Transportation; (b) Forms supplied upon request; (c) Forms used by school bus drivers for physical examination purposes. (8) Form TR-13, Montana Highway Patrol School Bus Inspection (and reinspection): (a) Forms supplied electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; (b) Forms supplied to school districts by June 1 of the previous year for the first semester, by November 20 for the second semester and upon request; (c) Form also used when a bus did not pass first inspection by the Highway Patrol; (d) Completed forms after inspection/reinspection transmitted by Montana Highway Patrol to: (i) county superintendent of schools; (ii) district official; (iii) Montana Highway Patrol official. (9) Form TR-35, Montana School Bus Driver Certificate: (a) Certificate forms supplied electronically by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; (b) Certificates issued by the board of trustees to drivers authorized to drive school buses; (c) Completed copies of certificates filed with county superintendent of schools and filed electronically with the Superintendent of Public Instruction.