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Committee hears support for letting Community Choice Schools Commission seek federal and public grants
Summary
SB 177 would allow the Community Choice Schools Commission to seek public and private funds, enabling Montana founders to compete for federal charter school program grants and centralize grant administration; proponents said this could yield $10–$15 million for initial founding schools.
Senator Sue Vinton opened the SB 177 hearing by telling the Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee that the bill is a technical change to authorize the Community Choice Schools Commission to seek and receive public funding consistent with the commission’s purposes. Proponents said the change would let the commission apply for federal Charter School Program (CSP) grants and subgrant to…
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