Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB340: Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act creating the montana b.e.s.t. teacher training program; creating a statewide program to provide targeted training and support to early career teachers in the first 3 years of their teaching careers, increase teacher retention, and enhance education for montana students; providing program parameters and duties for the office of public instruction; establishing reporting requirements; providing an appropriation; providing a definition; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CREATING THE MONTANA B.E.S.T. TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM; CREATING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TARGETED TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO EARLY CAREER TEACHERS IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF THEIR TEACHING CAREERS, INCREASE TEACHER RETENTION, AND ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR MONTANA STUDENTS; PROVIDING PROGRAM PARAMETERS AND DUTIES FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Montana B.E.S.T. teacher training program. (1) There is a statewide Montana bolstering educators' support and training teacher training program administered by the office of public instruction. The program may be known as the Montana B.E.S.T. program. (2) The purpose of the program is to support teachers who are new to the teaching profession, increase teacher retention, and enhance education for Montana students through a training program for early career teachers by providing them with targeted, individual support. Participation in the program is at the discretion of the board of trustees of a school district employing an early career teacher. (3) The program must: (a) connect early career teachers with experienced mentor teachers in the same content area or grade level for a 1-year structured training program; (b) include clear criteria for the selection of teacher mentors based on measures of teacher effectiveness; (c) be based on best practices …
Sponsors
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Vetoed 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) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 26 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 26 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Take HB 340 from Comm-Novak (April 23, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 61 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 64 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 26, 2025): 66 yea, 33 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB340?
- HB340 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training.
- What does HB340 do?
- In its own words: An act creating the montana b.e.s.t. teacher training program; creating a statewide program to provide targeted training and support to early career teachers in the first 3 years of their teaching careers, increase teacher retention, and enhance education for montana students; providing program parameters and duties for the office of public instruction; establishing reporting requirements; providing an appropriation; providing a definition; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB340?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2025. Latest action: (H) Vetoed by Governor (June 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB340?
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80).
- Where is the official record for HB340?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1778
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