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Bill clarifies funding for stand-alone public charter school districts, fiscal note overestimate flagged
Summary
House Bill 28 clarifies funding for newly established independent public charter school districts and corrects an overestimate in the revised fiscal note; sponsors and proponents said no independent charter school district currently exists and the fiscal note assumes one in fiscal 2027.
Representative David Beatty opened the hearing on House Bill 28, which focuses on technical and funding clarifications for public charter schools and, specifically, independent public charter school districts. Beatty clarified that Montana law distinguishes between charter schools inside existing districts and "public charter school districts" that would operate…
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