Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB35: Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jumpstart program
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising education laws to clarify the funding and enrollment counts for a child participating in an early literacy jumpstart program in a school district other than the child's resident school district; amending sections 20-7-1804 and 20-9311, mca; and providing an effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING EDUCATION LAWS TO CLARIFY THE FUNDING AND ENROLLMENT COUNTS FOR A CHILD PARTICIPATING IN AN EARLY LITERACY JUMPSTART PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE CHILD'S RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-7-1804 AND 20-9311, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 20-7-1804, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-1804. Early literacy targeted interventions -- funding -- reporting. (1) An eligible child participating in a classroom-based program pursuant to 20-7-1803(5) must be included in enrollment counts for the purpose of ANB calculations in the manner described in 20-9-311. (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall pay for the costs for an eligible child participating in a home-based program pursuant to 20-7-1803(6) from funds appropriated for this purpose. The cost for each child may not exceed $1,000 a year. If the annual appropriation for this program is not sufficient to fully fund all eligible children participating in the home-based program, the superintendent shall limit participation on a firstcome, first-served basis. (3) An eligible child participating in a jumpstart program pursuant to 20-7-1803(7) must be counted as quarter-time enrollment by the school district providing the jumpstart program to the child for the purpose of ANB calculations pursuant to 20-9-311. An eligible child participating in a jumpstart program provided by a district other than …
Sponsors
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is SB35?
- SB35 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jumpstart program.
- What does SB35 do?
- In its own words: An act revising education laws to clarify the funding and enrollment counts for a child participating in an early literacy jumpstart program in a school district other than the child's resident school district; amending sections 20-7-1804 and 20-9311, mca; and providing an effective date and a retroactive applicability date.
- What is the status of SB35?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB35?
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB35?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0284
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