HOUSE BILL NO. 599

INTRODUCED BY L. TAYLOR

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER MONTANA HISTORY AND REQUIRING STUDENTS TO TAKE MONTANA HISTORY; SUPERSEDING THE UNFUNDED MANDATE LAWS; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

NEW SECTION. Section 1. Montana history required. (1) Each school district shall offer as part of its basic instructional program a course in Montana history in grades 7 through 12.

(2) Each student in grades 7 through 12 in a public school is required to take at least one course in Montana history.

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Unfunded mandate law superseded. The provisions of [this act] expressly supersede and modify the requirements of 1-2-112 through 1-2-116.

NEW SECTION. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 20, chapter 7, part 1, and the provisions of Title 20, chapter 7, part 1, apply to [section 1].

NEW SECTION. Section 4. Applicability. [This act] applies to the school fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2000.

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