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House panel advances Big Sky boundary realignment bill with phased reconciliation payments
Summary
Senate Bill 260 lets isolated communities petition to realign school and hospital district boundaries and includes negotiated reconciliation payments and advisory provisions; proponents and hospital leaders said an amendment protects existing district finances and the committee passed the bill as amended.
A House Local Government Committee vote Tuesday advanced Senate Bill 260, a negotiated package that enables boundary realignment for isolated communities and sets a phased reconciliation payment system to protect existing school and hospital district finances.
The measure, discussed at length by a sponsor identified in committee only as “Senator,” responds to a long‑running dispute between Big Sky-area residents and the larger districts (Ennis School District and Madison Valley Hospital District). Proponents from Big Sky and representatives of local districts described arrangements that would allow residents in the geographically isolated area to…
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