Montana State Legislature

2011-2012 Education and Local Government Committee

The ELG’s(Education and Local Government) statutory duties include review of proposed administrative rules and draft legislation, as well as completing any studies assigned to it. They also entail monitoring the operations of, and providing information to, the State Board of Education, Board of Public Education, Board of Regents of Higher Education, and the Office of Public Instruction. Finally, the ELG acts as a liaison with cities and counties, providing an important forum for discussion of strong, effective governance at the community and county level.

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Training Presentations	Legislative Staff Reports
School Finance Training Presentation, Session IV, Jim Standaert, Watch, September 2012 School Funding: History of Legal Challenges to Public School Funding, Session III, Dan Whyte, Legislative Services Staff Attorney, Listen or Watch, March 2012 School Finance Training Presentation, Session III, Jim Standaert, Listen or Watch, March 2012 School Finance Training Presentation, Session II, Jim Standaert, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Listen or Watch, Dec. 2011 School Funding: History of Legal Challenges to Public School Funding, Session II, Dan Whyte, Legislative Services Staff Attorney, Listen or Watch, Dec. 2011 School Finance Training Presentation, Session I, Jim Standaert, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Listen or Watch, Sept. 2011 School Funding: History of Legal Challenges to Public School Funding, Session I, Dan Whyte, Legislative Services Staff Attorney, Listen or Watch, Sept. 2011	K-12 Funding Brochure, 2012 Jim Standaert, Senior Fiscal Analyst Chapter 55 Report, Sept 2012, Rob Miller, Fiscal Analyst I Montana School Districts' Questionnaire on Possible Impacts of Chapter 55 Standards of Accreditation Proposed Amendments - COMPLETED Common Core Cost Estimate Update, May 2012, Rob Miller, Legislative Fiscal Division, Listen to the May 2012 survey discussion - Audio Common Core Training Report, Kris Wilkinson and Rob Miller, Fiscal Analysts, Jan. 2012 District Funds, March 2012 2013 Biennium Fiscal Report: Office of Public Instruction (K-12) ; Board of Public Education ; School for the Deaf and Blind K-12 Funding Brochure, Jim Standaert, Senior Fiscal Analyst, FY 2010 Quality Schools Interim Committee Final Report, 2006 K-12 School Funding Court Decision: Fiscal Data Requirements/Options, Jim Standaert, Legislative Fiscal Division, 2004 Report to Governor Martz on K-12 Public School Funding in Montana Connie Erickson, Legislative Services Division, 2002 Montana School Foundation Program and State Equalization Aid: History 1949-1991 Andrea Merrill, Legislative Services Division, 1992
K-12 Finance Litigation	Committees
Helena School District v. State of Montana and the Supreme Court Opinion Columbia Falls School District v. State of Montana, 2004 and the Supreme Court Opinion Columbia Falls School District v. State of Montana, 2008 Manwaring-Seder Study: The Expert Disclosure for the State of Montana in Columbia Falls School District v. State of Montana, 2008	Education and Local Government Committee (ELG) 2005 Quality Schools Interim Committee
Other Resources
National Conference of State Legislatures National Survey of School Finance Policies, University of Nevada Montana Board of Public Education-certification standards Montana Board of Public Education Reports Montana Board of Public Education Distance Learning Reports Montana K-12 Renewal Commission Education's Expanded Scope, Diane Fladmo Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in Montana, Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, 2007 Calculation of the Cost of a Suitable Education in Montana, Augenblick & Myers, Inc., 2002 Determining the Cost of Providing an Adequate Education in the State of Montana, R.C. Wood & Associates, 2005 Montana School Equalization Foundation Program - Montana Education Association Montana K-12 Public School Renewal Commission Final Report, 2003 Who Will Staff Montana's Schools: The Retirement Dilemma, Dori Nielson, Consultant, 2002 Montana Board of Public Eduction: Who Will Teach Montana's Children, Dori Nielson, 2001 Governor's Task Force on Teacher Shortage/Teacher Salaries, 2000

Agenda
Minutes
SB 329 (2011) summary
"Montana's Shared Heritage: First Biennial Report on the Status, Condition, and Stewardship of Montana's State-owned Heritage Properties" - State Historic Preservation Office
HJ 39 Subdivision for Lease or Rent
LCEd01
LCEd02
LCEd03
LCEd04
LCEd05
Memo to ELG reviewing all proposals and summarizing 6th proposal offered by designated ELG members
Funding 2-year Postsecondary Programs: Sen. Hawks Proposal
FY 2012 Enrollment - Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Chapter 55 Accreditation Standards Cost Estimate - Legislative Fiscal Division

Agenda
Minutes
Council of State Governments Educational Opportunities for Military Children website
Use of Extracurricular School Funds - memo
Montana University System Initiatives
K-12 Finance Training
School Funds at the District Level: LFD Presentation; Summary of Budgeted and Nonbudgeted Funds
OPI's Ch. 55 Task Force website
Interstate Compact Presentation -- Montana (PowerPoint)

Agenda
Minutes

Agenda
Minutes
School Funding Training: Jim Standaert, Legislative Fiscal Division
School Funding Training - Litigation History, Part 1: Dan Whyte, LSD Staff Attorney
HJR 39 Study of Subdivision Review for Lease or Rent: Background Presentation (legislative history, litigation history), Community Technical Assistance Program, Department of Commerce; Helen Thigpen, LSD Staff Attorney

Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council (2-15-1522, MCA): Report to Board of Public Education

Governor's Postsecondary Scholarship Advisory Council (2-15-1524, MCA)

HB 142 Compliance

Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council (2-15-1522, MCA): Report to Board of Public Education

Governor's Postsecondary Scholarship Advisory Council (2-15-1524, MCA)

SJR 28 study of performance-based K-12 funding -- Study Focus Adopted 11/18/2011
HJR 39 study of subdivision lease or rent exemptions

Shared Policy Goals and Accountability Measures: University System; K-20; K-12
Final Report

Montana State Legislature

2011-2012 Education and Local Government Committee

The webpage is down for maintenance.

Training Presentations

Legislative Staff Reports

K-12 Finance Litigation

Committees

Other Resources

HB 142 Compliance