Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB814: Require plans for school district reorganization
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing the legislature's intent for the reorganization of school districts to form k-12 school districts within existing high school district boundaries; providing duties for county superintendents in collaborating with school districts and forming a plan for this reorganization and in reporting to the education interim committee; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATURE'S INTENT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FORM K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING DUTIES FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS IN COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FORMING A PLAN FOR THIS REORGANIZATION AND IN REPORTING TO THE EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Reorganization of elementary and high school districts to form K-12 school districts -- timeline -- duty of county superintendents of schools. (1) The legislature intends that, no later than July 1, 2029, elementary school districts must be reorganized with the high school district in which they are located to form, except as provided in 20-6-701(4), a K-12 school district with a single contiguous boundary. (2) County superintendents of schools in collaboration with the school district trustees and administrators of the county shall, no later than March 1, 2026, provide a report to the education interim committee describing the county's plan for reorganization under subsection (1). The report must include: (a) a description of existing school districts of the county, and (ii) information regarding any territory of current school districts of the county that is noncontiguous or within another county; (b) a description of the size …
Sponsors
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (H) Introduced
Subjects: Counties, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB814?
- HB814 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require plans for school district reorganization.
- What does HB814 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing the legislature's intent for the reorganization of school districts to form k-12 school districts within existing high school district boundaries; providing duties for county superintendents in collaborating with school districts and forming a plan for this reorganization and in reporting to the education interim committee; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB814?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB814?
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56).
- Where is the official record for HB814?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4332
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