HB823 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws relating to the state plan committee.

What is the status of HB823?

Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).

Barker, Brad (R, 55), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB823?

On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0211

Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Montana HB823: Revise laws relating to the state plan committee

Q: What does HB823 do?

In its own words: An act revising the state plan committee; adding members to the state plan committee; authorizing the commissioner of the department of labor and industry to appoint members to the state plan committee; coordinating the meeting of the state plan committee with the board of regents, the board of public education, and the montana state workforce innovation board; requiring the state plan committee to coordinate with the perkins state plan in the workforce innovation and opportunity act combined state plan; and amending section 20-7-330, mca.".

Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025

What the bill says

An act revising the state plan committee; adding members to the state plan committee; authorizing the commissioner of the department of labor and industry to appoint members to the state plan committee; coordinating the meeting of the state plan committee with the board of regents, the board of public education, and the montana state workforce innovation board; requiring the state plan committee to coordinate with the perkins state plan in the workforce innovation and opportunity act combined state plan; and amending section 20-7-330, mca.".

From the engrossed text:

AN ACT REVISING THE STATE PLAN COMMITTEE; ADDING MEMBERS TO THE STATE PLAN COMMITTEE; AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE STATE PLAN COMMITTEE; COORDINATING THE MEETING OF THE STATE PLAN COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THE MONTANA STATE WORKFORCE INNOVATION BOARD; REQUIRING THE STATE PLAN COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE WITH THE PERKINS STATE PLAN IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT COMBINED STATE PLAN; AND AMENDING SECTION 20-7-330, MCA." Section 1. Section 20-7-330, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-330. Creation of state plan committee -- meetings -- report. (1) (a) The commissioner of higher education and the superintendent of public instruction shall form a state plan committee as necessary to update the state plan for career and technical education as required by 20 U.S.C. 2301. (b) The superintendent of public instruction and the commissioner of higher education shall each appoint three people from their respective advisory boards to serve on a committee to review and update the 5year state plan for career and technical education as required by 20 U.S.C. 2323. Two members appointed from each advisory board must be educators, and the remaining member appointed from each advisory board must be a representative of a business or community interest to serve on the state …

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