Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB28: Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to public charter schools to clarify approval timelines, opening procedures, and funding for the initial years of operation; requiring the board of public education to inform the office of public instruction and the relevant county superintendent about the status of public charter schools; providing that various timeline requirements are business days; clarifying that public charter schools approved by the board of public education are not subject to other school opening requirements…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO CLARIFY APPROVAL TIMELINES, OPENING PROCEDURES, AND FUNDING FOR THE INITIAL YEARS OF OPERATION; REQUIRING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO INFORM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND THE RELEVANT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THE STATUS OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; PROVIDING THAT VARIOUS TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS ARE BUSINESS DAYS; CLARIFYING THAT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO OTHER SCHOOL OPENING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING THAT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS GOVERNED BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE PER-ANB ENTITLEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION; PROVIDING THAT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PER-ANB ENTITLEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION BASED ON PLANNED ENROLLMENT AND ARE SUBJECT TO CLAWBACK PROVISIONS; PROVIDING THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR A BASIC ENTITLEMENT IS INITIALLY BASED ON PLANNED ENROLLMENT AND THAT BASIC ENTITLEMENT PAYMENTS PROVIDED TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION ARE SUBJECT TO CLAWBACK PROVISIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-6-804, 20-6-805, 20-6-806, 20-6-809, AND 20-6-812, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 20-6-804, MCA, is amended to read: "20-6-804. Board of public education responsibilities. (1) In accordance with this part, the board of public education is responsible for executing the following essential powers and (b) approving …
Sponsors
- Bedey, David (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11)
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): 42 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 19, 2025): 27 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 17, 2025): 73 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 16, 2025): 73 yea, 26 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB28?
- HB28 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools.
- What does HB28 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to public charter schools to clarify approval timelines, opening procedures, and funding for the initial years of operation; requiring the board of public education to inform the office of public instruction and the relevant county superintendent about the status of public charter schools; providing that various timeline requirements are business days; clarifying that public charter schools approved by the board of public education are not subject to other school opening requirements…
- What is the status of HB28?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB28?
- Bedey, David (R, 86), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB28?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0290
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