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Montana appropriators consider inflation bump for tribal nonbeneficiary student funding
Summary
The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education discussed raising the per-student nonbeneficiary payment to tribal colleges from $3,280 (set in 2016) to an inflation-adjusted level of $4,224 and deputized Senator Windy Boy to develop a decision package if the committee pursues the change.
The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education discussed on the record whether to increase the state payment for nontribal (nonbeneficiary) students at tribal colleges, which has been set at $3,280 per student since 2016.
Members heard an inflation-adjusted figure of $4,224 for the 2016–2024 period from Shauna Lyons, director of budget and planning for the commissioner of higher education. "The number is $4,224," Lyons said when asked for a CPI-adjusted amount. Committee members said the student headcount for that program runs…
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