Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB258: Revise school funding laws to clarify the legislature's authority related to inflationary adjustments
Status: Vetoed, May 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act clarifying the legislature's authority to provide school funding inflationary adjustments different than those calculated to determine the present law base; and amending section 20-9-326, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CLARIFYING THE LEGISLATURE'S AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SCHOOL FUNDING INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS DIFFERENT THAN THOSE CALCULATED TO DETERMINE THE PRESENT LAW BASE; AND AMENDING SECTION 20-9-326, MCA. Section 1. Section 20-9-326, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-326. Annual inflation-related adjustments to basic entitlements and per-ANB entitlements. (1) In preparing and submitting an agency budget pursuant to 17-7-111 and 17-7-112, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the inflation factor for the basic and per-ANB entitlements, the data-for-achievement payment, the per-ANB amount used to calculate the total special education allocation in 20-9-306, and the general fund payments in 20-9-327 through 20-9-330 in each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. The inflation factor is calculated as follows: (a) for the first year of the biennium, divide the consumer price index for July 1 of the prior calendar year by the consumer price index for July 1 of the calendar year 3 years prior to the prior calendar year and raise the resulting ratio to the power of one-third; and (b) for the second year of the biennium, divide the consumer price index for July 1 of the current calendar year by the consumer price index for July 1 of the calendar year 3 years prior to the current calendar year and raise the resulting ratio to the power of one-third. (2) The …
Sponsors
- Smith, Laura (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Romano, Melissa (D, 80)
Latest actions
- : (S) Vetoed 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
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 59 yea, 40 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 27 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 26 yea, 24 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is SB258?
- SB258 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise school funding laws to clarify the legislature's authority related to inflationary adjustments.
- What does SB258 do?
- In its own words: An act clarifying the legislature's authority to provide school funding inflationary adjustments different than those calculated to determine the present law base; and amending section 20-9-326, mca.
- What is the status of SB258?
- Vetoed as of May 12, 2025. Latest action: (S) Vetoed by Governor (May 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB258?
- Smith, Laura (D, 40), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB258?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1103
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