Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB357: Provide funding for middle school career and technical education
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising educational laws to provide funding for career and technical education in the middle grades; requiring the superintendent of public instruction to adopt rules for the distribution of the funds; providing rulemaking authority; and providing an appropriation.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING EDUCATIONAL LAWS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE MIDDLE GRADES; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO ADOPT RULES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION. WHEREAS, the academic requirements for junior high schools, middle schools, and 7th and 8th grade programs contained in the accreditation standards of the Board of Public Education include "career and technical education courses or pathways such as agriculture, business education, family and consumer sciences, health occupations and industrial technology education"; and WHEREAS, high schools receive additional state funding that recognizes the unique costs of maintaining high-quality career and technical education pathways; and WHEREAS, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of providing high-quality career and technical education, including career exposure and exploration, to students in the middle grades; and WHEREAS, the Office of Public Instruction has utilized the increased flexibility under Perkins V and Montana's Perkins Plan to provide modest $5,000 Perkins Secondary Reserve Grants limited to small schools on a first-come, first-served basis; and WHEREAS, a long-overdue state investment to support middle grades career and technical education could enhance the Perkins Secondary Reserve Grants and allow larger schools to participate as well. Section 1. Funding for career and technical education programs in middle grades. (1) The superintendent of public …
Sponsors
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20)
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) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 88 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - Technical and Trades, Rule Making, Appropriations, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB357?
- HB357 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide funding for middle school career and technical education.
- What does HB357 do?
- In its own words: An act revising educational laws to provide funding for career and technical education in the middle grades; requiring the superintendent of public instruction to adopt rules for the distribution of the funds; providing rulemaking authority; and providing an appropriation.
- What is the status of HB357?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB357?
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB357?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1788
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