Montana State Legislature

January 9 - 10, 2024

Agenda (updated 1/8/24)

**Anything in Italics will be posted when available**

Day 1

Administrative Rule Review

• Rule Review Jan 2024

Montana Arts Council

• Overview

Montana School For the Deaf and Blind (MSDB)

• Overview

2023 Education Legislation Implementation Updates

• Department of Revenue (DOR)
  • Dept. of Revenue Education Tax Credit Portal
  • Dept. of Revenue Education Tax Credits FAQ
• Office of Public Instruction (OPI)
  • Legislation Overview
  • HB 203 District Tuition Rates 2024
  • HB 393 ESA Student Amount 2024
  • HB 408 District Maximum 2024

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

• TEACH Act Basics and Salary Schedules
• SB 129 Memo

Community Schools

• Community Schools Overview(Learning Policy Institute)
• Coalition for Community Schools
• Lowell Elementary- Barbara Frank, Academic and Community Services Director

School Funding Cont'd – Other Funds: Transportation, Retirement, Building Reserve, and Debt Service

• School District Transportation Fund Basics
• School District Retirement Fund Basics
• School District Building Reserve Fund Basics
• School District Debt Service Fund Basics

Work Plan Outline

• Outline

Day 2

The Future of Education

• KnowledgeWorks- Virgel Hammonds, Chief Learning Officer
• The Future of Smart-Ulcca Hansen, Chief Program Officer

Artificial Intelligence and Implications for Education

• Generative Artificial Intelligence Implications for Education- Jason Neiffer, Mike Agostinelli and Caitlin Byers, Montana Digital Academy
• Play with Artificial Intelligence for Policymakers- Jason Neiffer, Mike Agostinelli and Caitlin Byers, Montana

Reflection on Visit to Bishop Carroll High School

• Bishop Carroll High School Article- Pad McCracken, LSD

Education & Workforce Data

• Data Governance Best Practices for Montana- Sean Cottrell and Baron Rodriguez, DISC

School Funding: The Decennial Study and Data Haves, Wants, Needs

• Decennial Study of School Funding Overview- Pad McCracken, LSD
• School Funding Studies- Mike Griffith, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Learning Policy Institute
• Property Tax Model- Julia Pattin, LFD

OPI Modernization Report

• Dec 2023

Meeting in Missoula, MT included joint sessions each with the Board of Public Education and (BPE) on the 16th and the Board of Regents (BOR) on the 17th.

Agenda

Administrative Rule Review

Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Related Documents

• Committee Letter to OPI Superintendent RE: Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
• OPI Response to Summer EBT Questions
• DPHHS and OPI Notice of Intent to Apply
• OPI Data Modernization Report (October 2023)

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

• HB 332: School District Health Insurance Trust Update - Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA)
• Educator Preparation Program Basics

Montana University System (MUS) Documents

• MUS Structure and Overview

Draft  EDIC Work Plan Outline

Agenda (updated 9/10/2023)

Administrative Rule Review, September 2023, Laura Sankey Keip, LSD

Montana University System

• Montana University System (MUS) Success Agenda, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE)

HJ 47 Follow-up

• HJ 47 Study Summary, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Education Initiative Update, Department of Corrections (DOC)
  • DOC Education Programs Info Sheet, September 2023

Chapter 55 Implementation: School Accreditation Standards

• Summary of Changes to the Chapter 55 School Accreditation Standards, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Implementation Overview, Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA)
• Accreditation Process Report, OPI

Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Updates

• Content Standards Revision, September 2023
• HB 214 Implementation and Districts Operating Outside Their Boundaries memo, Pad McCracken, LSD

Science of Reading

• The Science of Reading & State Policy, Patrick Lyons, Senior Policy Specialist, NCSL
• Early Reading Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, Dr. Kate Brayko, Associate Professor, UM

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

• State of Teacher Workforce, Learning Policy Institute
  • Educator Recruitment and Retention Presentation, Learning Policy Institute
• Montana's Current Recruitment and Retention Toolbox, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Teacher Recruitment and Retention Report, OPI

School Funding 101

• K-12 School Funding 101 –Basics of the District General Fund, Pad McCracken, LSD

Committee Work Plan

• Draft  EDIC Work Plan for the 2023 - 2024 Interim
  • Draft  EDIC Work Plan Outline

Joint Meeting Materials (with Interim Budget Committee, Section E)

Education and Workforce initiatives of the Department of Labor and Industry

• Combined Handouts - Sarah Swanson, Commissioner of Labor and Industry

OPI Assessment Updates

• Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST) Report, September 2023
• Statewide Assessment Date Overview for 2022-2023, Cedar Rose, Assessment Director, OPI

HB 332 Update

• HB 332 Summary, Pad McCracken, LSD

New Reporting Requirements for Education-Related Programs

• HB 946 Reporting Table, Pad McCracken, LSD
• HB 946 Report, OPI

HB 287 Implementation Update

• Revisions to Montana Indian Language Preservation Program, OPI, August 2023

The Future of Education in Montana

• Constitutional Players Work Recap, Pad McCracken, LSD
• Outcomes of Proficiency-based Education appropriation to MSU, Tricia Seifert, Dean, School of Education, MSU
• Transformational Vision for Education, Education Reimagined
  • Learner-Centered Education: A Transformative Vision for the Future of Learning, Education Reimagined

Agenda

Committee Administration

• Education Interim Committee Background Slides - Pad McCracken, LSD
• Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines for Interim Committees - Legislative Services Division (LSD)

Committee Overview

• Montana Constitution - Article X - Education and Public Lands
• Draft Education Interim Committee Work Plan
  • Rule Review Overview - Laura Sankey Keip, LSD
    • June 2023 Rule Review - Laura Sankey Keip, LSD
  • Draft  Education Interim Committee Work Plan outline
• Outcome Summary of Recommended Legislation from the 2021-22 Education Interim Committee
• Possible Topics for the 2023-24 Education Interim Committee
  • HJ 20 (2023)
  • HJ 25 (2023)

Montana University System

• 2023 Legislative Overview

Office of Public Instruction (OPI)

• OPI updates June 2023
  • HB 287 implementation
• OPI Data Modernization Report
• K-12 Legislative Summary