Senate Education and Cultural Resources March 18, 2025

Education and Cultural Resources

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Opening and roll call

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Chair calls the committee to order, confirms quorum after roll call; committee notes 13 members present with one excused. Chair announces order of bills to be heard: HB252 first.

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A Montana legislative education committee heard extensive testimony on two education bills: HB252 (the STARS Act), an incentive package to raise beginning teacher pay and expand dual-credit/CTE opportunities, and HB262, a policy statement promoting evidence-based "science of reading" instruction. The committee also approved SR9 (Montana Arts Council appointments) and HB24 (kindergarten/enrollment cleanup) by voice vote.

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