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Committee hears Bill to Move Transformational Learning Program into Phase 2 and Limit Phase Participants
Summary
Representative David Beatty proposed House Bill 573 to move Montana’s Transformational Learning grant program into a focused phase 2 that would select up to five districts to scale proficiency‑based models and to require OPI to approve, fund and report on results within set deadlines.
Representative David Beatty, sponsor of House Bill 573, told the Senate Education and Cultural Affairs Committee that the bill would move Montana’s Transformational Learning grant program from a broad ‘‘concept’’ phase into a development phase focused on scaling promising proficiency‑based models in a limited number of districts.
‘‘Phase 2 is set to end at the end of 2028,’’ Beatty said, and he outlined a timeline in the bill: OPI (Office of Public Instruction) would submit no more than five districts to the Board of Public Education for approval by Feb. 1, 2026; funds would be distributed no later than July 15,…
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