SB 37 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases

SB 37 revises school funding laws by clarifying how significant enrollment increases are calculated for state aid payments. The bill specifies that these calculations must be made separately for each budget unit within a school district. A district becomes eligible for additional funding if its current October enrollment count, converted to ANB, exceeds its budget limit ANB from three years prior by 110% or more. The Superintendent of Public Instruction determines the payment amount, which districts can accept fully or partially to address costs associated with the enrollment growth.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0037_1(8).pdf SB0037_X.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and formatted as an enrolled act, removing draft markers and adding certification signatures. The core policy text remains unchanged, clarifying that significant enrollment increase calculations for school funding are performed at the budget unit level rather than the district level. It establishes specific thresholds (110% growth) and defines how payments are calculated and disbursed.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding funding calculations was clarified to apply at the budget unit level, while the applicability date remains July 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers, page numbers, and amendment markers to finalize the bill text as an official enrolled act.

Added certification blocks for the Secretary of the Senate, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House to validate the bill as law.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to standard legislative formatting for the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Jan 21, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Education
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Daniel Emrich
Daniel Emrich
RRepublican
MT
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