(1) Any Montana school district, community college or publicly-supported Montana-based educational institution (job corps) may enter into a contract with the American council on education to operate the external diploma program.

(2) Programs approved by the American council on education may use funds from the adult education mill levy (section 20-7-705 ) , county literacy will levy in mill (section 20-7-714 ) , federal funds from the National Literacy Act (P.L. 102-73) and other appropriate federal funds to support the external diploma program.

(3) Fees may be charged to participants for the cost of material and/or other operational costs.