HB 339 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders

HB 339 would change Montana's school funding formula to provide 6th graders in accredited middle schools with the same per-pupil funding rate as 7th and 8th graders - currently, 6th graders receive lower elementary school funding. The bill amends Montana Code Sections 20-9-306 and 20-9-311 to eliminate this disparity, directly affecting school districts operating middle schools with 6th graders. It aims to align funding with accreditation standards, enabling middle schools to offer expanded programs like career and technical education. The policy change would adjust state education funding calculations for these districts without altering school structures.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0339_2(12).pdf HB0339_3(1).pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill number was updated from HB 339.2 to HB 339.3, indicating a revision in the legislative process. The text was reorganized to clarify that career and technical education funding applies to middle school programs, specifically expanding the scope to include junior high programs alongside existing elementary and high school provisions. A minor punctuation adjustment was made to improve readability.
Scope change
The scope of funding eligibility was clarified to explicitly include junior high programs within the middle school career and technical education framework.
FISCAL

Clarified that additional funding for career and technical education applies to 7th and 8th graders in middle school or junior high programs.

SCOPE

Rephrased the description of career and technical education programs to explicitly mention 'junior high' alongside 'middle school'.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted punctuation and line breaks to improve the flow of the legislative text.

Floor votes · House Apr 5, 2025

How they voted

5939
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Apr 5, 2025
D Democratic42
42 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican58
17 Yea 39 Nay 2
67% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Apr 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-39-2)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Education
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Melissa Romano
DDemocratic
MT
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