Study resolution on impacts of federal funding changes on OPI and OCHE

This joint resolution (HJ 67) requests an interim study of how federal funding changes might affect Montana's Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE). The study, to be conducted by the Legislative Finance Committee, will analyze impacts on agency operations, budgets, personnel reductions, and program sustainability due to potential federal funding shifts. It requires findings to be reported to the 70th Legislature by September 2026. As a procedural study resolution, it does not enact policy but seeks to inform future legislative decisions.