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Bill would add educational interpreters to educator supports and fix MSDB transportation
Summary
House Bill 151 would add certified educational interpreters to Montana’s quality educator payment and loan‑assistance programs, allow the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind to use school buses that meet OPI standards, and let MSDB participate in teacher residency and TEACH Act programs to aid recruitment and retention.
Representative Connie Keogh introduced House Bill 151 on behalf of the Education Budget Interim Committee as a package of statutory corrections and targeted incentives for teachers of the deaf, teachers for the visually impaired and educational interpreters. Keogh said the bill changes six sections of law to broaden eligibility for educator supports and to correct a 2023 drafting error that restricted MSDB transportation options.
"House Bill 151" was presented as a recruitment-and-retention measure, Keogh said, noting a "very critical shortage of educational interpreters" and that there are "approximately 8 positions" currently advertised across the state. The bill adds educational…
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