Montana State Legislature
2019-2020 Education
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About the Committee
The Education Interim Committee (EDIC) is a joint bipartisan committee of the legislature that meets between legislative sessions. The EDIC’s statutory duties include review of proposed administrative rules and draft legislation, as well as completing any studies assigned to it. The committee also monitors the operations of the the Board of Public Education, the Office of Public Instruction, the Board of Regents of Higher Education, the Montana Historical Society, the Montana Arts Council, and the Montana State Library.
Committee Members
June 24, 2019: Agenda - Minutes log - Video / Audio
September 11-12, 2019: Agenda - Minutes log Day 1: Video / Audio Day 2: Video / Audio
November 21-22, 2019: Agenda - Minutes log Day 1: Audio Day 2: Audio
January 16, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log: - Audio
March 27, 2020 (conf call on COVID-19): Agenda - Minutes log - Audio
April 30, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log- Video / Audio
May 5, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log- Video / Audio
June 18-19, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log - Day 1: Video / Audio Day 2: Video / Audio
August 20, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log - Video/ Audio
September 14 & 15, 2020: Agenda - Minutes log - Day 1: Video/ Audio Day 2: Minutes log - Video / Audio
Materials utilized by the committee will be organized by topic below; if you are looking for materials from a specific meeting, use the minute logs under "Meeting Minutes" where all materials for that meeting are linked as exhibits.
Postsecondary Education and MUS Oversight
HJ 56 Bullying and Student Well-Being
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Committee administration and background
Committee bill drafts
- LC 271 (was PD 5) - clarify allowability of including 3- and 4-year-olds with disabilities in ANB calculation
- LC 272 (was PD 6 - clarify amount of support for state-level strengthening CTSO program
- LC 273 (was PD 7) - repeal 20-9-323 establishing ending fund balance limits
- LC 274 (was PD 8) - repeal 20-9-541, 20-9-542, and 20-9-544 related to the state school flexibility account
- LC 275 (was PD 11) - allow nonoperating districts to retain O&G revenue
- LC 276 (was PD 12) - clarify funding for education of children in in-state children's psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment programs
- LC 277 (was PD 13) - clarify allowability of using school safety and major maintenance funds for lead remediation
- LC 278 (was PD 14) - clarify the definition of pupil
- LC 279 (was PD 15) - clarify funding related to anticipated enrollment increases
- LC 280 (was PD 16) - revise EDIC statute
- LC 290 (was PD 5-LS) - authorize Handle With Care programs
- LC 433 (was PD 20) - eliminate reduced-price school meal co-pays
- LC 432 (was PD 22) - allow early enrollment of children of relocated military families
Agency-requested bill drafts
- Office of Public Instruction - LC 287 - revise transformational learning program
Various state agencies and other entities are required to report periodically to the Education Interim Committee. These reports generally are made near the end of the interim and will be posted here when available.
Statutory reports to the committee
- Montana resident student financial aid program report - OCHE (20-26-105)
- Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education report - OCHE (20-7-330)
- Dyslexia report - OPI and BPE (20-7-469)
- American Indian achievement report - OPI (20-9-330)
- At-risk student report - OPI (20-9-328)
- Gifted and talented report - OPI (20-7-904)
- County interdisciplinary safety teams report - OPI (52-2-211)
- Transformational learning report - BPE (20-7-1602)
- Advanced Opportunities report - BPE (20-7-1506)
- Educational Opportunity for Military Children report - 20-1-231
- Retired Teacher Reemployment report - TRS (19-20-732)
Heritage properties report ( 2-pager ; StoryMap ) - SHPO (22-3-423)