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Bill Would Reconstitute School Funding Study Commission, Add Constitutional Officers and Create Working Group
Summary
Representative Beatty’s House Bill 153 would redefine membership of the mandatory decennial school funding study commission to include constitutional education officers and add a working group to benchmark innovative practices; proponents including the governor’s education adviser and education coalitions supported clearer deadlines and broader
Representative David Beatty told the committee House Bill 153 would prepare Montana for the upcoming decennial study of the school funding formula required by MCA 20‑9‑309. The bill would expand and clarify commission membership to include constitutional education officers and key stakeholders, set appointment deadlines to stand up the commission promptly after session, and create an Innovation/Excellence in Education working group to conduct benchmarking and support the commission’s work.
Dylan Klapmeier,…
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