Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB486: Revise equal opportunity education savings account funding
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising remittances for the montana special needs equal opportunity education savings account to allow a school district to elect to have the office of public instruction pay the remittance amount in the first year of a student's participation in the program; amending section 20-7-1709, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING REMITTANCES FOR THE MONTANA SPECIAL NEEDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO ALLOW A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ELECT TO HAVE THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION PAY THE REMITTANCE AMOUNT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; AMENDING SECTION 20-7-1709, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 20-7-1709, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-1709. Montana special needs equal opportunity education savings account -- funding and administration. (1) Following receipt of a signed contract pursuant to 20-7-1705, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the resident school district of the qualifying student's participation in the program and the amount calculated by dividing the student's ESA student amount by 10. (2) (a) Beginning with the next distribution of BASE aid payments pursuant to 20-9-344 for the months of August through May, the resident school district shall remit to the office of public instruction the amount calculated in subsection (1) for each participating student by no later than the 10th of the month following the BASE aid distribution. (b) A school district may elect to have the office of public instruction provide the amount calculated under subsection (1) in the first year of a student's participation in the program in the school district. In this circumstance: (i) the office of public instruction shall use money …
Sponsors
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23)
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 (April 11, 2025): 93 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Developmental Disabilities, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is SB486?
- SB486 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise equal opportunity education savings account funding.
- What does SB486 do?
- In its own words: An act revising remittances for the montana special needs equal opportunity education savings account to allow a school district to elect to have the office of public instruction pay the remittance amount in the first year of a student's participation in the program; amending section 20-7-1709, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB486?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB486?
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB486?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3476
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