HB 23 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Move spring enrollment count date one week earlier

HB 23 would change the date used to count student enrollment for school funding calculations in Montana. Specifically, it moves the spring enrollment count from the first Monday in February to the first Monday in January. This adjustment directly affects public school districts, as the updated enrollment count would determine their state funding levels under the average number belonging (ANB) formula. The bill does not alter funding formulas or student eligibility rules, only the timing of one enrollment measurement.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 6, 2024 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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LC0287.pdf HB0023_1.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 0287 to HB 23.1 and introduced by sponsor M. Romano. A new provision was added regarding the calculation of average pupil enrollment, which may impact funding allocations or resource distribution based on student counts.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on education policy, but a new clause regarding pupil enrollment calculations has been introduced, potentially affecting how student numbers are counted for administrative or funding purposes.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement to calculate the average number of regularly enrolled pupils for public schools, which could influence funding formulas or staffing decisions.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill number from LC 0287 to HB 23.1 and updated the sponsor information to M. Romano.

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Committee
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Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
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Dec 6, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
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Melissa Romano
DDemocratic
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