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Committee hears bill to transition transformational learning grants to development phase
Summary
Representative Beatty presented House Bill 573 to shift Montana’s Transformational Learning Grant program into a phase 2 development stage, selecting districts for deeper work and providing FY2027 funding; proponents emphasized teacher development and work-based learning while opponents raised questions about midstream funding obligations.
House Bill 573, introduced by Representative David Beatty, would transition Montana’s Transformational Learning Grant program from its initial, experimental phase to a targeted phase 2 development program that funds up to five selected districts to develop proficiency-based learning models that can be scaled statewide.
Beatty told the committee that more than $11 million has been distributed to districts under the program for fiscal years 2020 through 2025. HB 573 would (1) terminate the current grant program at the end of FY 2026, (2) direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction to select districts to continue under a phase 2 development grant, and (3)…
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