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Bill would expand grants for middle‑school career and technical education to reach more schools
Summary
Representative Eric Tillman told the committee House Bill 357 would create or expand a grant program to support middle‑school CTE programs; sponsors seek to grow a $60,000 pilot into a larger program (amendment to $240,000 was discussed) to reach roughly 60 schools.
Representative Eric Tillman introduced House Bill 357 to establish a grant program administered by OPI to expand career and technical education (CTE) into middle schools across Montana.
Tillman said three current funding streams support CTE at the secondary level (federal Perkins funds, the state vocational education fund, and local district funds) but that middle schools lack a funding mechanism. He said OPI currently uses about $60,000 in…
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