Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB15: Implement K-12 Inflation
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act applying inflationary adjustments to school funding formula components; amending section 20-9-306, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT APPLYING INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS TO SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA COMPONENTS; AMENDING SECTION 20-9-306, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 20-9-306, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-306. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "BASE" means base amount for school equity. (2) "BASE aid" means: (a) direct state aid for 44.7% of the basic entitlement and 44.7% of the total per-ANB entitlement for the general fund budget of a district; (b) guaranteed tax base aid for an eligible district for any amount up to 35.3% of the basic entitlement, up to 35.3% of the total per-ANB entitlement budgeted in the general fund budget of a district, and 40% of the special education allowable cost payment; (c) the total quality educator payment; (d) the total at-risk student payment; (e) the total Indian education for all payment; (f) the total American Indian achievement gap payment; (g) the total data-for-achievement payment; and (h) the special education allowable cost payment. (3) "BASE budget" means the minimum general fund budget of a district, which includes 80% of the basic entitlement, 80% of the total per-ANB entitlement, 100% of the total quality educator payment, 100% - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 15 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th Legislature 2025 …
Sponsors
- Bedey, David (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Fuller, John (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 14, 2025): 34 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 77 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 22, 2025): 85 yea, 15 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0015.001.003 Romano DO PASS (January 22, 2025): 42 yea, 58 nay, failed
Subjects: Appropriations, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB15?
- HB15 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Implement K-12 Inflation.
- What does HB15 do?
- In its own words: An act applying inflationary adjustments to school funding formula components; amending section 20-9-306, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB15?
- Signed into law as of April 1, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB15?
- Bedey, David (R, 86), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB15?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0720
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