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Bill would let Montana schools adopt vetted model contracts to speed protections for student data
Summary
Representative Bob Carter’s HB 255 would allow K–12 districts to satisfy contract obligations by adopting model vendor agreements vetted by state standards and private/public consortiums, aiming to reduce legal costs and speed teacher access to digital tools. Opponents say it could dilute district responsibility to craft protective contracts.
Representative Bob Carter opened the House Education Committee hearing on House Bill 255 by saying the bill would let school districts adopt a state-approved, consortium-vetted model contract for K–12 online applications to ensure student personally identifiable information (PII) remains private while reducing time and legal fees in vendor negotiations.
Proponents from school administrators, technologists and the Montana School Boards Association said the bill preserves Montana’s privacy requirements but speeds procurement. Rob Watson, executive director of the School Administrators of Montana, said the 2019 law…
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