Montana State Legislature

Meeting Information

Meeting Details:

June 14, 2022

Montana Capitol Room 137/Zoom

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

September 12-13 (final meeting; Helena)

Meeting Materials

Previous meeting materials can be found in the minute logs or under the topic tabs.

Remote Participation Request

The committee will hold its final meeting on September 12, 2022, at the Capitol. Meeting materials will be posted in late August.

On September 13, the committee will join with members of the Education Interim Budget Committee and representatives from other entities with constitutional authority for the governance of education to continue a discussion on how to increase student opportunities and improve educational outcomes across the state.

June 14 meeting materials

Final agenda (posted 6/13)

Administrative Rule Review memo

Agency-requested legislation

Lead in School Water

Office of Public Instruction materials

Montana University System - "Apply Montana" web portal

Committee Work Session

Reports memo
Provisional bill drafts memo
- PD 30 (Pad) – clean-up related to payment dates
- PD 31 (Pad) – clean-up definition of "over-BASE budget levy"
- PD 32 (Pad) – truancy laws based on enrollment rather than compulsory age
- PD 33 (Pad) - prohibit school districts operating schools outside district boundaries
- PD 35 (Pad) – providing a definition of mastery-based education
- PD 36 (Pad) - replace transformational learning program
- PD 12 (Laura) – eliminate reduced-price co-pays for school meals
- PD 13 (Laura) - clean-up transportation laws
- PD 14 (Laura) – revising the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program

School employee health benefits

Staff handout
District plan/premium data (MFPE)
SB 69 (2017) - task force to study public employee health benefits

Committee work plan outline (for discussion/planning)