Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB361: Provide funding to school districts for English language learners
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising education laws related to english learners; establishing state funding to support school districts serving english learners; establishing professional stipends for highly qualified teachers serving english learners; providing a definition; providing appropriations; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING EDUCATION LAWS RELATED TO ENGLISH LEARNERS; ESTABLISHING STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVING ENGLISH LEARNERS; ESTABLISHING PROFESSIONAL STIPENDS FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS SERVING ENGLISH LEARNERS; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." WHEREAS, the Legislature has defined, in section 20-9-309, MCA, the basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools to include educational programs to provide for students with limited English proficiency; and WHEREAS, the Legislature is required under section 20-9-309, MCA, to consider the needs of students with limited English proficiency in developing a mechanism to fund the basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools; and WHEREAS, currently there is no mechanism in Montana's school funding formula that addresses the needs of students with limited English proficiency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Programs to serve English learners -- funding. (1) A public school district or a consortium of public school districts receiving subgrants under 20 U.S.C. 6825 from the office of public instruction for the purposes of conducting programs serving students with limited English proficiency, as defined in 20-1-101 and referred to in 20-9-309, is entitled to state matching funds under this section. (2) The office of …
Sponsors
- Keogh, Connie (D, 92) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 57 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 55 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 18, 2025): 56 yea, 42 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB361?
- HB361 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide funding to school districts for English language learners.
- What does HB361 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising education laws related to english learners; establishing state funding to support school districts serving english learners; establishing professional stipends for highly qualified teachers serving english learners; providing a definition; providing appropriations; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB361?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB361?
- Keogh, Connie (D, 92).
- Where is the official record for HB361?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1220
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