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Committee hears proposal to move transformational learning grants into development phase with targeted funding
Summary
House Bill 573 would end the current transformational learning grant program at the end of FY2026 and create a Phase 2 that selects up to five districts for development funding; sponsor David Beattie told the committee the goal is to create exportable proficiency‑based models, and proponents from OPI, school districts and contractors urged support.
Helena — Representative David Beattie opened the hearing on House Bill 573, telling the committee the transformational learning grant program established in 2019 distributed more than $11 million to districts from fiscal years 2020 through 2025 and that HB 573 intends to move promising experiments in proficiency‑based learning from concept to development.
Beattie summarized the bill’s three main elements: terminating the current grant program at the end of FY2026; directing the Superintendent of Public…
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