Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws
Status: Chaptered, July 23, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the early literacy targeted intervention program; increasing the scope of the targeted interventions to include scholastic literacy; providing that a school district may opt in to enrolling no more than one on-target student for every five eligible students in a classroom-based intervention or jumpstart intervention; providing that a school district may count an on-target student enrolled in a classroom-based or jumpstart intervention program for anb purposes; amending sections 20-7-1801, 20-7-1802, 20-7-1803, and 20-7-1804, mca…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE EARLY LITERACY TARGETED INTERVENTION PROGRAM; INCREASING THE SCOPE OF THE TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO INCLUDE SCHOLASTIC LITERACY; PROVIDING THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY OPT IN TO ENROLLING NO MORE THAN ONE ON-TARGET STUDENT FOR EVERY FIVE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM-BASED INTERVENTION OR JUMPSTART INTERVENTION; PROVIDING THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY COUNT AN ON-TARGET STUDENT ENROLLED IN A CLASSROOM-BASED OR JUMPSTART INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ANB PURPOSES; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-7-1801, 20-7-1802, 20-7-1803, AND 20-7-1804, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 20-7-1801, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-1801. Findings -- purpose -- legislative intent. (1) The legislature finds that the ability to read and do mathematics at or above grade level is essential for educational success. The legislature also finds that too many Montana children are not reading proficient in reading or math at the end of 3rd grade. (2) The purposes of this bill part are (b) increase the number of children who are reading proficient in reading and math at the end of 3rd grade and in so doing help those children develop their full educational potential pursuant to Article X, section 1(1), of the Montana constitution; and (c) foster a strong economic return for the state on early scholastic literacy investment through enhancing Montana's skilled workforce and …