Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB153: Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission.
Status: Vetoed, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to the school funding interim commission; revising the membership of the commission; establishing a deadline for appointments to the commission; modifying the commission's focus for the 2025-2026 interim; creating an innovation and excellence in education working group for the 2025-2026 interim and providing duties of the working group; providing an appropriation; amending section 5-20-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE SCHOOL FUNDING INTERIM COMMISSION; REVISING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; ESTABLISHING A DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION; MODIFYING THE COMMISSION'S FOCUS FOR THE 2025-2026 INTERIM; CREATING AN INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION WORKING GROUP FOR THE 2025-2026 INTERIM AND PROVIDING DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 5-20-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 5-20-301, MCA, is amended to read: "5-20-301. School funding interim commission. (1) There is a school funding interim commission that must be formed during the 2015-2016 interim and each successive fifth interim pursuant to 20-9-309. The commission shall: (a) conduct a study to reassess the educational needs and costs related to the basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools; and (b) if necessary, recommend to the following legislature changes to the state's funding formula; (c) in considering changes to the funding formula or in designing a new funding formula, strive for a funding formula that: (i) is understandable, transparent, and equitable, including adjustments for student needs, district characteristics, and local property wealth disparities; (ii) utilizes revenue sources that are stable and predictable; (iii) prioritizes funding the education of children in the current year, and not simply funding a system of schools based on prior year enrollment; - …
Sponsors
- Bedey, David (R, 86) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 42 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB153?
- HB153 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission.
- What does HB153 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to the school funding interim commission; revising the membership of the commission; establishing a deadline for appointments to the commission; modifying the commission's focus for the 2025-2026 interim; creating an innovation and excellence in education working group for the 2025-2026 interim and providing duties of the working group; providing an appropriation; amending section 5-20-301, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB153?
- Vetoed as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB153?
- Bedey, David (R, 86).
- Where is the official record for HB153?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1443
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