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Sponsor, Fiscal Staff Say HB28’s Charter‑District Cost Estimate Likely Overstated
Summary
Representative David Beattie and fiscal witnesses told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee the revised fiscal note for House Bill 28 mistakenly listed a local taxpayer impact and that the bill’s FY27 cost assumption (one new independent charter district) likely overestimates state costs.
Representative David Beattie opened House Bill 28 by clarifying that Montana law provides for two charter models: charters within existing school districts and stand‑alone public charter school districts. He told the committee there are currently no independent public charter school districts and that the fiscal note assumes one approved district in the next review…
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