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STATE OF MONTANA REF: SD-2
COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT FOR AUDITS OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES PAGE: 1 of 10

PROGRAM/SUBJECT: School Districts - Revenues/Receipts

INFORMATION CONTACT: Montana Office of Public Instruction
Names: Rebecca Phillips Denise Ulberg
Phone Numbers: (406) 444-0783 (406) 444-1960

INDEX: 1. Revenues/Receipts – General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 2 of 10
2. Revenue Coding - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 2 of 10
3. Prior Period Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 2 of 10
4. Federal CFDA Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 3 of 10
5. Federal Commodities Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 3 of 10
6. E-Rate Receipts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 4 of 10
7. Housing of Pupils and Teachers (Lease-Rental Agreement Fund) - Page 4 of 10
8. Rent or Lease of School Property - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 4 of 10
9. Sale of Abandoned, Obsolete, Undesirable Property - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 of 10
10. Student Fees for Other than Extracurricular Activities - - - - - - - - Page 5 of 10
11. 2007 & Earlier Legislative Sessions: One-Time-Only Funding - - Page 5 of 10
12. 2009 Legislature: One-Time-Only Funding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 6 of 10
13. Quality Schools Facility Grant Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 of 10
14. Advancing Agriculture Education Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 of 10
15. 2009 Leg. – American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funding - - Page 8 of 10
16. 2009 Leg. – State Special Ed Allowable Costs (HB645) - - - - - - Page 8 of 10
17. 2011 Legislature- Impacts from Oil & Natural Gas Production Page 8 of 10
18. 2011 Legislature - Multidistrict Cooperatives Page 9 of 10
19. Impact Aid Program Page 10 of 10

To view payments made from OPI to individual school districts – go to:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/Finance&Grants/schoolfinance/Index.html#p7GPc1_9
then select “Entitlement Payments”

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1. Revenues/Receipts - General
See OPI’s Montana School Accounting Manual -- Chart of Accounts for a description of
revenues received by Montana school districts.

Available electronically at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/SchoolFinance/ChartAccounts.pdf
[Scroll to Section 3-0500.40 - Definitions of Operating Statement Revenue Accounts]
OR

2. Revenue Coding
School districts are required to use the standard Chart of Accounts established by OPI.
(ARM 10.10.406) Because revenue coding errors can affect many aspects of school
funding, auditors are asked to check the appropriateness of revenue coding, especially for
non-levy revenues reported in the general fund. If revenues are being incorrectly
coded by a district, OPI asks that the situation be reported in an audit finding.

Revenue codes can be found at the Chart of Accounts (see link in Requirement #1,
above) or The Revenue Account Matrix may be accessed at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pub/School%20Finance/SchoolAccountingManual/3-
0710.10%20Revenue%20Coding%20Matrix.pdf

3. Prior Period Adjustments
 Material prior year revenue adjustments are credited to Revenue Code 6100. In
addition, Code 6100 is used to record material prior year expenditure adjustments if
the adjustment would reduce prior year expenditures. (Note: This adjustment is
made to a revenue code, because a credit to expenditure Code 892 would artificially
inflate the expenditure authority of the district by reducing expenditures of the current
year.)
 Material prior year expenditure adjustments are debited to Expenditure Code 892 if
the adjustment would increase prior year expenditures. Charges to Code 892 are
subject to the total budget limitations of the fund for the current year.
 Immaterial prior year expenditure adjustments are debited to a current expenditure
account (for increased expenditures) or are credited to Code 1900 Miscellaneous
Revenue (for decreased expenditures). Immaterial prior year revenue adjustments are
credited to either an appropriate current year revenue account or to Code 1900
Miscellaneous Revenue.

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4. Federal CFDA Numbers
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers assigned to most federal grants
distributed to Montana school districts can be found in OPI’s Montana State and Federal
Grants Handbook – Appendix H
Available electronically at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/FEDPrgms/gh/appendices/AppendixHListofCFDA.pdf
(See #5 below for CFDA number to be used for Commodities.)

5. Federal Commodities Program
Donated food commodities will not be reported on the school district’s Trustees’
Financial Summary (TFS), which is reported under a regulatory basis of accounting.

Auditors should propose an adjustment to report the value of commodities used
during the year as both a revenue and expenditure in the school food fund, as
required by GAAP. (See GASB Codification N50 – Nonexchange Transactions &
GASB Q&A #Z.33.4)
A listing of commodity values received by each school district is available
electronically at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/Finance&Grants/schoolfinance/Index.html#gpm1_1 ;
click on “Auditing”, then “Information for Auditors”

√ Note 1: The value of unused commodities should not be reported on a school
district’s balance sheet. Commodities inventories are the property of OPI until used
by a school district.

√ Note 2: Historically, commodity assistance has been reported under CFDA #10.550,
separately from categorical USDA school food programs, on the Schedule of
Expenditures of Federal Awards. In May 2008, that number was deleted from the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The USDA considers that cash and
commodity assistance are components of the same program. As such, school
districts and auditors must identify commodity assistance by the CFDA numbers
of the categorical programs under which the USDA donated the commodities.
CFDA #10.550 should no longer be used. Those categorical programs are: the
National School Lunch Program (10.555), the Child and Adult Care Food Program
(10.558), the Summer Food Service Program (10.559), the Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (10.565), and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
(10.567). (Note: There is no award of commodities under the School Breakfast
Program (10.553) – commodities used in that program should be deemed to be
awarded under the National School Lunch Program (10.555).) Click on the following
link for more discussion on this topic, as well as for a suggested presentation for the
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/schoolfinance/Audit/Delete_CFDANum_Comm.pdf

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6. E-Rate Receipts
The Federal government (Federal Communications Commission) makes E-rate subsidies
to vendors for telecommunication and Internet services provided to school districts. The
vendors must apply for the subsidies, and then reimburse school districts for the initial
expenditures for those services. These E-rate receipts are considered to be procurement
contracts, rather than federal financial assistance, and are therefore not subject to the
provisions of OMB Circular A-133.

Accounting for E-rate funds depends on the year of expenditure (current or prior) to
which the payment applies. Examples of accounting entries can be found on OPI’s
website at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/schoolfinance/Acct/ErateAcct.pdf

7. Housing of Pupils and Teachers (Lease-Rental Agreement Fund)
 Any district may establish a lease or rental agreement fund if the district:
1) provides pupil or teacher housing in district-owned buildings under a lease or
rental agreement with pupils or teachers and receives money or
2) rents, leases, or lets buildings, land, or facilities of the district under 20-6-607
(MCA 20-9-509)

 All moneys received from such lease or rental agreements may be deposited with the
county treasurer to the credit of the lease or rental agreement fund, general fund, debt
service fund, or any other appropriate fund. (MCA 20-9-509)

 Whenever the end-of-the-year cash balance of the lease or rental agreement fund is
more than $10,000 for an elementary or high school district or $20,000 for a K-12
district, the cash balance in excess of this limit must be transferred to the general fund
of the district. (MCA 20-9-509)

 Any expenditure of money from a lease or rental agreement fund must be made for
the maintenance and operation of the district-owned buildings to which the lease or
rental agreements apply or for the acquisition of additional housing or dormitory
facilities. (MCA 20-9-509)

8. Rent or Lease of School Property
 Trustees may rent, lease, or let any buildings, land, facilities or personal property of
the district under the terms specified by the trustees. Any money collected may, in
the discretion of the trustees, be used for any proper school purpose and deposited in
any fund as the trustees consider appropriate. (MCA 20-6-607)

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9. Sale of Abandoned, Obsolete, Undesirable Property
 The trustees may sell a site, building, or any other real or personal property of the
district that is, or is about to become, abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable
for the school purposes of the district. Before sale of the property, the trustees must
adopt a resolution. The resolution is not effective until 14 days after the notice of the
resolution is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. If there is
no newspaper of general circulation, the trustees shall post notices of the resolution in
the manner required for school elections in 20-20-204. The money from the sale or
disposal of property must be credited to the debt service, building, general, or other
appropriate fund, at the discretion of the trustees. (MCA 20-6-604)

10. Student Fees for Other than Extracurricular Activities
 The trustees of a district may charge pupils reasonable fees as follows: (MCA 20-9-
214)
(a) for pupils in commercial, industrial arts, music, domestic science, scientific, or
agricultural courses, to cover the actual cost of breakage and of excessive supplies
used; and
(b) for courses or activities not reasonably related to a recognized academic and
educational goal of the school or a course or activity held outside normal school
functions. The trustees may waive the fee in cases of financial hardship.

 The fees under (a) must be deposited in the general fund and the fees collected under
(b) must be deposited in a nonbudgeted fund.

11. 2007 & Earlier Legislative Sessions: One-Time-Only (OTO) Funding – All
payments deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15)
 Energy Cost Relief: This OTO payment was remitted to school districts in January
2006. There is no time limit on the expenditure of funds.
√ The money should be deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3630, and utility and transportation expenditures should be
tracked using program 363 and functions 26XX, 27XX or 4XXX.

 Full-Time Kindergarten: This OTO payment is for start-up costs for school districts
that offer a full-time kindergarten program prior to July 1, 2012, and is available to
districts upon submittal of an application. Funding will be distributed based on the
district’s kindergarten enrollment reported in FY2006-07. The money may be used
for any costs related to the startup of a full-time kindergarten program. The payment
is estimated to be approximately $971 per kindergarten student.
√ The money should be deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3670, and expenditures should be tracked using program
367.
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11. 2007 & Earlier Legislative Sessions: One-Time-Only (OTO) Funding – All
payments deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15)-continued
 Indian Education for All: Three OTO payments paid in FY2007, FY2008 and
FY2009. The money may not be transferred to any other fund. FY2007 funds may
be spent on curriculum materials, travel for staff training, substitutes for staff on
training, or any item related to Indian Education for All. FY2008 and FY2009 funds
may be spent on curriculum development, providing curriculum materials to students,
and providing training to teachers. There is no time limit on the expenditure of the
funds. (Note: These OTO payments are in addition to the ongoing Indian
Education for All payments provided for in MCA 20-9-329, which are to be
deposited to the district general fund.)
√ The money should be deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3650, and expenditures should be tracked using program
365.
 Capital Investment and Deferred Maintenance: This OTO payment will be paid in
FY2008 on the same schedule as direct State aid, and is prorated to districts based on
ANB. The money may be retained by the district and spent for capital
investment and deferred maintenance purposes for a period of ten years, after
which unspent funds will be reverted to the State.
√ The money should be deposited into the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3660, and expenditures should be tracked using program
366.

12. 2009 Legislature: One-Time-Only (OTO) Funding – All payments deposited in the
Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15)
Go to: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolFinance/ARRA/Guidance_ARRA.pdf
for a further discussion of school funding legislation passed in the 2009 Legislature.
 Deferred Maintenance & Energy Efficiency Improvements: These funds are
distributed to school districts by the Department of Commerce, based upon the
formula for distributing the Quality Educator Payment provided for in 20-9-327. The
funds shall be used for deferred maintenance on school facilities and for making
energy efficiency improvements. Funds must be expended by September 30, 2010,
and unexpended funds revert to the state general fund. (HB 645, Section 57(4))
√ The money should be deposited into the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3700, and expenditures should be tracked using program
370.
 Quick Start Energy Grants: These competitive grants are administered and
distributed by the Department of Commerce. The grants are available for
improvements based on an energy audit to achieve energy efficiency and save the
school money. The energy audit can be a part of the grant cost. Funds must be
obligated by September 30, 2010, and unexpended funds revert to the state general
fund. (HB 645, Section 58)
√ The money should be deposited into the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3710, and expenditures should be tracked using program
371.
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13. Quality Schools Facility Grant Program – This competitive grant program is
administered by the State Department of Commerce. The purpose of the account is to
provide money to school districts for major deferred maintenance, improved energy
efficiency, critical infrastructure, emergency facility needs, and technological
improvements. The following types of financial assistance will be provided to school
districts: (a) grants for school facility projects; (b) matching planning grants for the
planning of school facility projects; and (c) emergency grants for a school facility project
that is necessitated by an emergency. Grants are disbursed by the Department of
Commerce on a reimbursement basis. (MCA 90-6-801 through 819; ARM 8.2.501 &
.502)
√ The money should be deposited into the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source code 3720, and expenditures should be tracked using program
372.

14. Advancing Agriculture Education Program – This program is intended to address the
stability of, and make improvements to, Montana’s agricultural education programs, and
is distributed by OPI. (a) Each agricultural education program in the state that completes
the national quality program standard evaluation as adopted by rule and submits a plan of
improvement to OPI’s agricultural education specialist may receive a [Prior to July 1,
2011: one-time] payment of $500. Effective July 1, 2011: A program may not receive
more than one payment in a school year. (b) Each agricultural education program in the
state that submits a detailed budget to increase the quality of its agricultural education
program based on the plan of improvement may receive a [Prior to July 1, 2011: one-
time] payment of up to $1,000. Effective July 1, 2011: A program may not receive more
than one payment in a school year. (c) Each school that adds agricultural education to
its curriculum and recruits and retains an endorsed agricultural education teacher must
receive a one-time payment of up to $7,500. (d) Program administrators in Bozeman
and Helena must receive a total of $11,250 annually for the costs of providing a
minimum of one onsite visit each year to each participating school. (MCA 20-7-334)
√ The money should be deposited into the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15) using
revenue source 3270, and expenditures should be tracked using program 327.

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15. 2009 Legislature – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding
ARRA funding is federal funding, and each source should be separately identified on the
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards when an audit is required to be performed in
accordance with OMB Circular A-133. OPI has assigned a 7000 series of revenue coding
for ARRA funding.

Go to: http://www.opi.mt.gov/Finance&Grants/schoolfinance for a further discussion of
ARRA funding appropriated in the 2009 Legislature, accounting guidance, quarterly
reporting requirements, and other ARRA-related information and links.

See: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolFinance/ARRA/Guidance_ARRA.pdf for
specific coding instructions and CFDA numbers for each ARRA funding source. All
ARRA funding should be recorded in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund (15), with
the exception of the ARRA State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (HB645). This particular
source provides a 2% increase in basic and per-ANB entitlements (Direct State Aid) for
both years of the 2011 biennium, and should be recorded in the General Fund.

16. 2009 Legislature – State Special Education Allowable Costs (HB 645)
This payment appropriated in HB 645 is distributed by OPI through the state special
education allowable cost payment as provided in MCA 20-9-321. For FY2010 and
FY2011, the October special education payment will consist of two revenue sources – the
regular portion should be coded as 3115 and the HB 645 portion should be coded as
3730. For expenditure tracking, code 280 should be used. See spreadsheet at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/schoolfinance/Entitle/FY10HB645_SPEDPmt.pdf
(Note: The funding source for this money is State, not Federal, but separate reporting is
required.) (HB 645, Section 85)

17. 2011 Legislature- Impacts from Oil and Natural Gas Production (SB 329)
 Effective May 13, 2011: Under MCA 15-36-332, the Department of Revenue
distributes oil & natural gas production taxes to counties and school districts based on
the taxes paid on production in each taxing unit. With the passage of SB329, school
districts that receive quarterly distributions of oil and natural gas production taxes
under MCA 15-36-332 are now limited in the amount of those distributions that they
may retain. The maximum amount of taxes that a district may retain is 130% of the
district’s maximum general fund budget. The portion of the distribution that exceeds
that limitation is returned to the State. Beginning July 1, 2013, a portion of the excess
returned to the State is deposited in the state school oil & natural gas impact account
and the county school oil & natural gas impact fund (see below). (MCA 20-9-310)
See the Compliance Supplement: SD-1, General Fund Budget, Compliance
Requirement No. 5, for a discussion of how a school district is required to budget
the 130% portion of oil & natural gas production taxes it is allowed to retain.

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17. 2011 Legislature-continued

 Effective July 1, 2013: State School Oil and Natural Gas Impact Account
A state school oil and natural gas impact account has been established (see “Funding
sources”, below). The funds will be distributed by the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction to applicant school districts that do not receive oil and natural gas
production taxes but that are impacted by contiguous counties that benefit from oil
and gas production taxes. Impacts from the development or cessation of development
of oil and natural gas that qualify for this funding are listed at 20-9-517. (MCA 20-9-
517)
 Effective July 1, 2013: County School Oil & Natural Gas Impact Fund
A county school oil and natural gas impact fund (BARS Fund #7789) is established at
affected counties (see “Funding sources”, below). . The county must retain funds
received in this Impact Fund until the occurrence of any of 3 circumstances – a
significant reduction in the amount of oil & gas tax received by a school district; the
average price of oil is $50 a barrel or less; or a significant reduction in the amount of
oil production in the county. Within 30 days of these circumstances, the county shall
allocate 80% of the money proportionally to affected high school and elementary
districts in the county, and may use the remaining 20% for specified county purposes.
(MCA 20-9-518)

 Funding sources for the State Impact account and the County Impact fund, as
discussed above, are 5% and 25%, respectively, of the following: (1) school district
quarterly oil & gas receipts that exceed the 130% limitation, per MCA 20-9-310 and
as discussed above, and (2) unreserved fund balance in excess of 15% of a school
district’s maximum general fund budget, per MCA 20-9-104 and as discussed in this
Compliance Supplement: SD-1, General Budget Requirements, Compliance
Requirement No. 7.

18. 2011 Legislature - Multidistrict Cooperatives
The 2011 Legislature (SB 329 & HB2, the appropriations bill) appropriated funding for
one-time payments to districts participating in multidistrict cooperatives as of December
31, 2012. Payments will be allocated to districts based on the proration of each district’s
FY2013 BASE budget to the total of BASE budgets for all districts participating in
multidistrict cooperatives. To receive a payment, the prime agency must send, by
December 31, 2012, a copy of the finalized multidistrict agreement and the name of each
participating district to OPI. On or before February 1, 2013, OPI will distribute the
funds. Funding may be either (1) deposited in the Miscellaneous Programs Fund and
spent on any school purpose, OR (2) deposited to the Interlocal Agreement Fund (Prime
Agency) or transferred to the Prime Agency for deposit to the Interlocal Agreement Fund
(Participating District) to support the multidistrict cooperative. See also MCA 20-3-363.
For additional information on Multidistrict Cooperatives:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolFinance/Acct/MultidistrictAgreementsFAQ.pdf

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19. Impact Aid Program
In December 2010, the Department of Education issued Memorandum #2010-4 related to
the Impact Aid Program. This memorandum emphasizes that Sections 8002 and 8003(b)
funds are NOT subject to OMB Circulars A-87 and the A-102 Common Rule, and that
“auditors are not expected to perform any tests with respect to the expenditure of
these funds”. Please note however, that Section 8003(d) and Section 8007 funds are
subject to audit tests and the OMB Circulars A-87 & A-102.
Auditors: Please read this Memorandum if you are auditing districts that receive
this funding:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SchoolFinance/Audit/10MemoIMPACTAIDGuide.pdf

NOTE: CFDA #84.041 – Impact Aid – includes all of the Sections discussed above.
School districts receive Impact Aid funding directly from the federal Department of
Education, and receive payment vouchers that describe the Section(s) of Impact Aid
that relate to the payment(s) received.
The following link describes the components of Impact Aid:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaid/whatisia.html
 Section 8002 – Payments for Federal Property - not a common funding source
for Montana school districts
 Section 8003(b) - Basic Support Payments
 Section 8003(d) – Children With Disabilities Payments
 Section 8007 – Construction Grants

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