Amendments to House Bill No. 2

Committee Study Bill Copy

Requested by Representative John Fuller

For the House Appropriations Committee

Prepared by Katie Guenther

March 10, 2021 (2:12pm)

1. Page E-1:

Strike: line 9 through line 10

Renumber: subsequent subsections

2. Page E-2, line 5:

 Strike: "96,970 96,970"[General Fund FY22 FY23]

Insert: "48,470 48,470"[General Fund FY22 FY23]

3. Page E-7, line 10:

Strike: "10,790,983 11,405,679"[General Fund FY22 FY23]

Insert: "10,665,983 11,280,679"[General Fund FY22 FY23]

4. Page E-7:

Strike: line 11 through 12 in their entirety

5. Page E-8, line 11: .

Strike: "2,354,425 2,354,659" [Federal Special Fund FY22 FY23]

Insert: "2,470,177 2,470,346" [Federal Special Fund FY22 FY23]

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Explanation -

Item 1 removes the $80,000 general fund transfers in FY 2022 for Indian Language Titles in the Montana Digital Academy in the Office of Public Instruction.

Item 2 removes $48,500 general fund each fiscal year in local assistance for the Indian Language Immersion Program in the Office of Public Instruction.

Item 3 is for the Student Assistance Program in the Commissioner of Higher Education. It removes operating expenses of $7,077 in FY 2022 and $6,998 in FY 2023. It also removes personal services of $117,923 in FY 2022 and $118,002 in FY 2023 and 1.50 FTE that was moved from the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. This reduction totals $125,000 in general fund each fiscal year.

Item 4 is for the Student Assistance Program in the Commissioner of Higher Education. It removes resident student need-based financial aid, which is restricted, one-time-only general fund appropriation of $375,000 each fiscal year.

Item 5 is for the Guaranteed Student Loan Program in the Commissioner of Higher Education. It removes the federal special revenue reduction in personal services of $115,752 in FY 2022 and $115,687 in FY 2023. It also removes the reduction of 1.50 FTE, which was moved to the Student Assistance Program.