Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB338: Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to early literacy targeted interventions to include numeracy and allow greater flexibility in evaluating children for eligibility; revising reporting requirements; amending sections 5-11-222, 20-3-326, 20-5-101, 20-71801, 20-7-1802, 20-7-1803, 20-7-1804, and 20-9-311, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EARLY LITERACY TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO INCLUDE NUMERACY AND ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN EVALUATING CHILDREN FOR ELIGIBILITY; REVISING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 5-11-222, 20-3-326, 20-5-101, 20-71801, 20-7-1802, 20-7-1803, 20-7-1804, AND 20-9-311, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 5-11-222, MCA, is amended to read: "5-11-222. Reports to legislature. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (1)(b) and (5), a report to the legislature means a biennial report required by the legislature and filed in accordance with 5-11-210 on or before September 1 of each year preceding the convening of a regular session of the legislature. (b) If otherwise specified in law, a report may be required more or less frequently than the biennial requirement in subsection (1)(a). (2) Reports to the legislature include: (a) annual reports on the unified investment program for public funds and public retirement systems and state compensation insurance fund assets audits from the board of investments in accordance with Article VIII, section 13, of the Montana constitution; (b) federal mandates requirements from the governor in accordance with 2-1-407; (c) activities of the state records committee in accordance with 2-6-1108; (d) revenue studies from the director of revenue, if requested, in accordance with 2-7-104; (e) legislative audit reports from the legislative audit division in accordance with 2-8-112 and 23-7410; (f) …
Sponsors
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 32 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 32 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 14, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB338?
- HB338 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention.
- What does HB338 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to early literacy targeted interventions to include numeracy and allow greater flexibility in evaluating children for eligibility; revising reporting requirements; amending sections 5-11-222, 20-3-326, 20-5-101, 20-71801, 20-7-1802, 20-7-1803, 20-7-1804, and 20-9-311, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB338?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB338?
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB338?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1779
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