(1) The 20 mile minimum described in 20-9-311(8), MCA, will be measured as the shortest passable route on a road between one school of the district and another school of the district or between a school of the district and the official boundary of an incorporated city or town located in the district.

(2) Those students in the 7th and 8th grade who are enrolled in programs which were approved and accredited by the Board of Public Education will be considered high school pupils for ANB purposes and for determining the total per-ANB entitlement as provided in 20-9-306, MCA. The basic entitlement for the budget unit which includes those students will be calculated as provided in 20-9-306, MCA.