• Week 1
  • Agenda - January 8, 2025
  • Agenda - January 9, 2025
  • Agenda - January 10, 2025
• Week 2
  • Agenda - January 13, 2025
  • Agenda - January 14, 2025
  • Agenda - January 15, 2025
  • Agenda - January 16, 2025
• Week 3
  • Agenda - January 21, 2025
  • Agenda - January 22, 2025
  • Agenda - January 23, 2025
• Week 4
  • Agenda - January 27, 2025
  • Agenda - January 28, 2025
  • Agenda - January 29, 2025
  • Agenda - January 30, 2025
  • Agenda - January 31, 2025
• Week 5
  • Agenda - February 03, 2025
  • Agenda - February 04, 2025
  • Agenda - February 05, 2025
• Week 6
  • Agenda - February 10, 2025
  • Agenda - February 11, 2025
  • Agenda - February 12, 2025
  • Agenda - February 14, 2025

Section E Materials

• Vote Sheet for 02-20-2025
• Vote Sheet for 02-19-2025 (OCHE, MTHS, & technical corrections for OPI, BPE, MAC, MSL)
• OPI Executive Action Line Items Motion
• Vote Sheet for 02-18-2025 (OPI & Montana Digital Academy (MTDA))
• Vote Sheet for 02-14-2025 (BPE, MSDB, MAC, & MSL)
• Vote Sheet: OPI Indirect Costs
• Vote Sheet: MSL Program Breakout
• Vote Sheet: Base Budget
• Vote Sheet: Fixed Costs
• Positions Budgeted (PB) Brochure

Montana Historical Society

• 2025 Biennial Report
• 2024 Annual Report
• Legislative Goals & Objectives
• Agency Chart
• Report of Activities

Montana School for the Deaf & Blind

• MSDB Yearly Report 23-24
• MSDB Energy Conservation Project
• MSDB Enrollment History
• MSDB Outreach Caseload Numbers

Montana State Library

• Materials
  • MSL Agency Chart
  • MSL Annual Report 2024
  • Consulting Learning
  • Courier Program
  • Courier Map
  • Courier Savings
  • Hotspot Program
  • MontanaLibrary2Go
  • MSL Program Deep Dive
  • MSL 2025 Legislative Session Materials
  • MSL Full Budget Review
  • MBMG Data Preservation Program Coordination (MT Bureau of Mines & Geology)
• Montana State Reference Network (MTSRN)
  • MTSRN Glidepath
  • MTSRN Glidepath Review
  • MTSRN Subscribers by Industry
• Montana Land Information Account (MLIA, formerly known as MGIA)
  • MGIA Budget Reductions FY 25
• Dashboards
  • Montana State Library Dashboards
    • Work Plan 2025

Office of Commissioner of Higher Education

• Community Colleges
  • Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC)
    • FVCC - Brian Aegerter Letter
    • FVCC - Mike Smith Letter
    • FVCC - Kevin Abel Letter
    • FVCC - Catrina Olson Letter
    • FVCC - Kylie Meredith Letter
    • FVCC - Seth Buckman Letter
  • Miles Community College
    • Miles Community College Handout
• Montana University System (MUS)
  • ​​​​​​​Fire Services Training School
  • Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Montana Forest & Conservation Experiment Station
  • MSU Extension
  • Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology
  • Shared Policy Goals
  • General MUS Materials
    • One Two Free
    • Montana Graduate Medical Education Appropriation Request
    • MT Professional Exchange Program
    • MUS Access Programs
    • CyberMontana Handout
    • Western Regional Graduate Programs (WRGP)

Office of Public Instruction

• K-12 Budget Training
• Montana Digital Academy Materials
• Program 6: State Level Activities
• Program 9: Distribution to Schools
• Elected Official Requests
• Anticipated Costs for Teacher Licensure System
• English Language Learner Allocations FY25
• Languages by School
• Math Content Standards
• Advanced Opportunities
  • OPI Advanced Opportunities History
  • OPI Advanced Opportunities Distribution & Waiting List FY25
• Database Modernization
  • Database Modernization Legislative Report (December 13, 2025)
  • PowerSchools Data Modernization Updates
• Full Budget Review
  • OPI Full Budget Review: BASE Aid Budget Development
  • BASE Aid Funding Component Calculations Presentations
  • BASE Aid Cash Flow
  • Calculating Retirement GTB (Guaranteed Tax Base)
  • Non-Fiscal Data Collection Presentation
  • Statewide Enrollment Summary
  • Preliminary Budget Data Sheet
  • Standard Fiscal Note Language for Schools
• Impact Aid
  • Districts Receiving Impact Aid FY16-FY24
  • Impact Aid Information Request
• Indian Education Programs
  • Indian Language Programs
  • Indian Language Immersion Program (ILIP) Funding History
  • MT Advisory Council on Indian Education (MACIE) Goals
  • MT Advisory Council on Indian Education (MACIE) Members
• Personal Services & Positions Budgeted (PB) (formerly known as FTE)
  • ​​​​​​​Comp & Overtime Utilization
  • General Fund Pay Adjustments (through December 27, 2024)
  • Positions Budgeted 2016-2027 Table
  • Positions Budgeted 2016-2027 Graph
  • Positions Budgeted Request
  • Updated Elected Official PB Request
  • Positions Budgeted Reductions

• Office of Public Instruction
• Board of Public Education
• Commissioner of Higher Education
• Montana School of the Deaf & Blind
• Montana Arts Council
• Montana State Library
• Montana Historical Society

2027 Biennium Budget Analysis: Section E

• Section E (full report)
  • Office of Public Instruction
    • Addendum: OPI December 15th Updates
  • Board of Public Education
  • Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
    • Addendum: Student Assistance Program
    • Addendum: Community College Assistance
  • Montana School of the Deaf & Blind
    • Addendum: MSDB December 15th Updates
  • Montana Arts Council
  • Montana State Library
    • Addendum: Potential Program Breakout
  • Montana Historical Society
    • Addendum: MTHS Summary
• Non-Budgeted Proprietary (full report)
  • Office of Public Instruction
  • Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
  • Montana State Library

All public comments for Section E will be provided here.

Legislative Staff

• Julia Pattin, Lead Staff
• Katie Guenther. Lead Expenditure Analyst
• Kurt Swimley, LFD Analyst
• Alexandra Ghosh, LFD Analyst

OBPP Staff

• Nancy Hall
• Ben Ternes

Legislator

• Rep. David Bedey, Chair
• Sen. John Fuller, Vice Chair
• Rep. Brad Barker
• Rep. Llew Jones
• Rep. Connie Keogh
• Rep. Eric Matthews
• Sen. Matt Regier
• Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy