Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB462: Encourage academic excellence through high-quality instructional materials
Status: Vetoed, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising education laws related to state support for curriculum and instruction; creating a process through which high-quality instructional materials are identified as part of the content standard revision process; requiring the superintendent of public instruction, contingent on appropriation from the legislature, to provide reduced-cost access to instructional materials and curriculum-aligned professional development for school districts that choose to adopt high-quality instructional materials; providing definitions; providing an appropriation…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING EDUCATION LAWS RELATED TO STATE SUPPORT FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION; CREATING A PROCESS THROUGH WHICH HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE CONTENT STANDARD REVISION PROCESS; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION FROM THE LEGISLATURE, TO PROVIDE REDUCED-COST ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CURRICULUM-ALIGNED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CHOOSE TO ADOPT HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-7-101, 20-7-113, AND 20-7-114, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. High-quality instructional materials. (1) When developing recommendations for new or revised content and performance standards under 20-7-101, the superintendent of public instruction, utilizing the applicable negotiated rulemaking committee, shall develop recommendations and cost estimates for highquality instructional materials aligned with the content and performance standards as described in this section. (2) The intent of this section is to: (a) ensure the availability of high-quality instructional materials to school districts in the most costefficient manner, while respecting the supervision and control of schools in each district by elected boards of trustees; (b) support the implementation of high-quality instructional materials, including professional development for teachers and instructional leaders in a district; (c) enhance opportunities for teacher collaboration within and between schools and districts across the state; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 462 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 …