Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB37: Clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising school funding laws to clarify that the calculations for significant enrollment increases are made at the budget unit level; amending section 20-9-166, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING SCHOOL FUNDING LAWS TO CLARIFY THAT THE CALCULATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT ENROLLMENT INCREASES ARE MADE AT THE BUDGET UNIT LEVEL; AMENDING SECTION 20-9-166, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 20-9-166, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-166. Financial support for transportation budget amendments and significant enrollment increases. (1) Whenever a final budget amendment has been adopted for the transportation fund, the trustees may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for an increased payment for state transportation reimbursement. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules for the application for state transportation reimbursement. The superintendent of public instruction shall approve or disapprove each application for state transportation reimbursement. When the superintendent of public instruction approves an application, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the additional amount of state transportation reimbursement that will be made available to the applicant district because of additional pupil transportation obligations. The superintendent of public instruction shall notify the applicant district of the superintendent's approval or disapproval and, in the event of approval, the amount of additional state aid that will be made available for the transportation fund. The superintendent of public instruction shall disburse the state aid to the eligible district at the time the next regular state aid payment is made. (2) (a) When a …
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 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 97 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 SB37?
- SB37 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases.
- What does SB37 do?
- In its own words: An act revising school funding laws to clarify that the calculations for significant enrollment increases are made at the budget unit level; amending section 20-9-166, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of SB37?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB37?
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB37?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0288
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