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HB 837 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Establish retired teacher induction and mentoring program

HB 837 establishes a statewide Retired Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program to support new teachers by pairing them with retired teachers from the same school district. School districts can optionally participate, matching a new teacher with a former teacher for up to three months of guidance. Participating districts compensate retired teachers hourly for up to 36 hours, and the Office of Public Instruction then reimburses these costs. The program, funded by an annual $100,000 state appropriation, aims to provide new teachers with support such as classroom feedback, administrative assistance, and help with district policies.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly funds a new program via $100,000 state appropriation, directly advancing state budget allocation for education initiatives.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes state-funded program pairing new teachers with retired mentors, reimbursing districts for costs. Directly supports teacher development and retention, a core education policy objective.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC2791.pdf → HB0837_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 2791 to HB 837.1, indicating it is now a House Bill rather than a Legislative Committee version. The core policy content regarding the retired teacher induction program, funding amounts, and effective dates remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the sponsor list and page headers.
TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was changed from LC 2791 to HB 837.1, reflecting its status as a House Bill after committee review.

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include additional names (J. Isaly, L. Muszkiewicz, P. Strand, J. Seckinger, E. Matthews, C. Keogh, M. Romano, M. Thane, J. Lynch, J. Cohenour, T. Crowe, C. Fitzpatrick, A. Griffith) that were missing in the previous version.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the new bill number and include 'Authorized Print Version' labels.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
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Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Education
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jamie Isaly
DDemocratic
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