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Committee splits on renewing Grow Your Own teacher pipeline funding; HB 499 fails in committee on tie vote
Summary
HB 499, aiming to revive and expand the Grow Your Own teacher pipeline with a proposed $500,000 ongoing appropriation and last‑dollar grants for students entering teaching pathways, was debated with proponents emphasizing rural/reservation recruitment. The bill failed to be concurred by tie vote in executive action and was tabled.
Representative Cetus Crow, sponsor of HB 499, described the bill as a continuation and improvement of Montana’s Grow Your Own Grant program (teacher pipeline), seeking an ongoing appropriation of $500,000 and last‑dollar matching grants (up to $5,000/year, $10,000 per participant). Crow said the program…
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