Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB266: Establish education inflation reconciliation process
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act analyzing the annual inflation-related adjustments to k-12 base aid to improve alignment with the definition of "basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools" provided in section 20-9-309, mca; ensuring that the general fund funding formula is self-executing and includes a process for ensuring access to information regarding educationally relevant and accurate annual inflationary adjustments; establishing reporting requirements; amending section 20-9-326, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ANALYZING THE ANNUAL INFLATION-RELATED ADJUSTMENTS TO K-12 BASE AID TO IMPROVE ALIGNMENT WITH THE DEFINITION OF "BASIC SYSTEM OF FREE QUALITY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS" PROVIDED IN SECTION 20-9-309, MCA; ENSURING THAT THE GENERAL FUND FUNDING FORMULA IS SELF-EXECUTING AND INCLUDES A PROCESS FOR ENSURING ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT AND ACCURATE ANNUAL INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 20-9-326, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 20-9-326, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-326. Annual inflation-related adjustments to basic entitlements and per-ANB entitlements -- reporting. (1) In preparing and submitting an agency budget pursuant to 17-7-111 and 17-7-112, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the inflation factor for the basic and per-ANB entitlements, the data-for-achievement payment, the per-ANB amount used to calculate the total special education allocation in 20-9-306, and the general fund payments in 20-9-327 through 20-9-330 in each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. The inflation factor is calculated as follows: (a) for the first year of the biennium, divide the consumer price index for July 1 of the prior calendar year by the consumer price index for July 1 of the calendar year 3 years prior to the prior calendar year and raise the resulting ratio to the power of one-third; and (b) for the second year of the …
Sponsors
- Muszkiewicz, Luke (D, 79) · primary sponsor
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 77 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 86 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 31 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 34 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 88 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 28, 2025): 90 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB266?
- HB266 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish education inflation reconciliation process.
- What does HB266 do?
- In its own words: An act analyzing the annual inflation-related adjustments to k-12 base aid to improve alignment with the definition of "basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools" provided in section 20-9-309, mca; ensuring that the general fund funding formula is self-executing and includes a process for ensuring access to information regarding educationally relevant and accurate annual inflationary adjustments; establishing reporting requirements; amending section 20-9-326, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB266?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB266?
- Muszkiewicz, Luke (D, 79).
- Where is the official record for HB266?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2919
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