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Committee hears House bill to clarify kindergarten enrollment and funding rules
Summary
House Bill 24, a cleanup bill clarifying how kindergarten attendance hours count for A & B funding and removing obsolete transition language, received sponsor explanation and informational testimony that it aligns with current practice; no committee vote recorded in the transcript.
Representative Melissa Romano introduced House Bill 24 as a technical cleanup measure to clarify kindergarten enrollment counting and hours for A & B funding, remove obsolete transition language tied to earlier statute, and broaden county superintendent duties for estimating changes tied to private or public school closures. Lance Felton (Montana School Boards Association) testified in support, characterizing the bill as necessary code cleanup. Paul Taylor (Office of Public Instruction) appeared as an informational witness about the fiscal note and confirmed the bill does not change how programs are currently funded; the fiscal note indicates alignment with current practice.
The committee closed the hearing without recording a vote in the provided transcript excerpt; sponsor said the bill originated with the interim education committee and passed that body unanimously.
