Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB513: Increase capacity in the family education and support services program
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing to the department of public health and human services in the administration of the family education and support services program; providing for an increase in program capacity; requiring reporting to the legislature; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT DIRECTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN PROGRAM CAPACITY; REQUIRING REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Direction to department in administering family education and support services program. (1) The department of public health and human services shall adjust its capacity by July 1, 2026, to meet the demand of all qualified families applying to the family education and support services program authorized under 53-20-205. (2) The department shall report annually to the children, families, health, and human services interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 (b) the ability of the program to prepare and position the family to better use future state health care programs; and (c) the aggregated comparative experiences of families who receive program services compared with families who do not. (3) It is the intent of the legislature that the program serve a similar number of qualified families as were served in fiscal year 2016. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Termination. [This act] terminates June 30, 2027. …
Sponsors
- Pope, Christopher (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Social Services, Developmental Disabilities, Minors, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is SB513?
- SB513 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Increase capacity in the family education and support services program.
- What does SB513 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing to the department of public health and human services in the administration of the family education and support services program; providing for an increase in program capacity; requiring reporting to the legislature; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of SB513?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB513?
- Pope, Christopher (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for SB513?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3027
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