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House Bill 266 would require biennial inflation reconciliation reporting for K–12 funding
Summary
Representative Luke Muszkiewicz told the Senate Education Committee HB 266 would require the Office of Public Instruction to report every two years on how inflation experienced by school districts compares to legislative funding adjustments; proponents described the bill as a transparency measure with no fiscal note after amendments.
Representative Luke Muszkiewicz introduced House Bill 266 to the Senate Education Committee as a reporting measure intended to clarify whether Montana’s K–12 funding formula keeps pace with real‑world inflation.
"The main purpose of this bill is to calculate whether or not a quote unquote inflation gap exists and provide that documentation to the legislature during the interim," Muszkiewicz told the committee. The bill would direct the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) to prepare a report every two years to the Education Interim Committee and the Legislative Finance Committee comparing the inflation districts experienced with legislative per‑pupil…
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