March 13, 2024

• Agenda
  • Commissioner of Higher Education
    • OCHE Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
    • MUS HB 946 Report (January 2024)
  • Office of Public Instruction
    • OPI Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
    • OPI Covid-19 Funding Report
    • OPI Enrollment Count Update
    • OPI Enrollment Count History (FY1991 - FY2024)
    • OPI HB 36 Implementation Update
    • OPI English Language Proficiency Accreditation Standards Economic Impact Statement
    • MTDA HB 749 Implementation Update
    • MTDA AI Planning Guide
    • OPI Career Coaching Initiative Funding Update
    • OPI Database Modernization
      • OPI Database Modernization Legislative Report (December 2023)
      • OPI Database Modernization Legislative Report (March 2024)
      • Chairman Bedey's Letter to Superintendent Arntzen 02-17-2024
      • OPI Response to Chairman Bedey's Letter 02-23-2024
      • Chairman Bedey's Letter to Superintendent Arntzen 03-04-2024
      • Legislative Services Letter to Chairman Bedey re Student Level Data (December 2023)
      • Legislative Services Follow-up Letter to Chairman Bedey re Student Level Data (March 2024)
      • Montana School Boards Association HB 949 Memo (March 2024)
  • HB 946 Administrative Services Study
    • Department of Administration:  DOA Administrative Services Overview
    • Montana State Library:  MSL Response to Administrative Services Overview
    • Montana Historical Society:  ​​​​​​​MTHS Response to Administrative Services Overview​​​​​​​
    • Montana Arts Council: MAC Response to Administrative Services Overview
  • Montana State Library
    • MSL Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
    • Real-Time Network Update
      • ​​​​​​​Real-Time Network Update (PDF)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hot Spot Lending Program Summary Dashboard
  • Montana Historical Society
    • MTHS Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
  • Montana Arts Council
    • MAC Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
  • Board of Public Education
    • ​​​​​​​BPE Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
  • Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
    • MSDB Quarterly Financial Report Q2 FY24
    • MSDB Organizational Structure
    • MSDB Interpreter Programs Update
  • Section E Interim Budget Committee Letter to Superintendent Arntzen

March 12, 2024 (Joint meeting w/ Education Interim Committee)

• Agenda
• Review Status & Implementation of 2023 Legislation
  • Letter to Superintendent Arntzen from Chairs Bedey & Salomon
  • OPI Guidance Page for 2023 Legislation
  • HB 203/214 Overview (Legislative Services Division)
  • HB 203 FAQ (MASBO & Others)
  • HB 338 Overview (Legislative Services Division)
  • OPI HB 338 Handouts
    • ​​​​​​​IEFA FAQ
    • IEFA Accountability through Accreditation
    • IEFA Funding and Reduction Request to BPE
    • IEFA Estimated Funding Reductions
  • HB 352 Overview (Legislative Services Division)
  • HB 352 Rep. Barker Letter
  • OPI Response to Rep. Baker
  • HB 532 Implementation (OPI)
  • HB 549 Overview (Legislative Services Division)
  • OPI HB 549 Handouts
    • ​​​​​​​Public Charter School Guidance
    • Request to Open
• School Funding Clean-Up Memo
• Accreditation Standards Revisions Process Update (OPI)
• TEACH Act
  • TEACH Act Basics (Legislative Services Division)
  • TEACH Act Data (Office of Public Instruction)
• ​​​​​​​Constitutional Players
  • ​​​​​​​Overview of 2023 Convenings (Legislative Services Division)
• OPI Data Modernization Report (HB 367, February 2024)​​​​​​​

December 13, 2023

• Agenda
  • Montana State Library
    • MSL Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • MSL Organizational Chart
      • MSL Workgroup Descriptions
      • MSL Rack Card
    • MSL Real-Time Network Progress Update (December 2023)
      • PDF Version
  • Montana Historical Society
    • MTHS Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • MTHS Organizational Chart
  • Montana Arts Council
    • MAC Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • MAC Organizational Chart
  • Office of the Commission of Higher Education
    • OCHE Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • ​​​​​​​OCHE Organizational Chart
    • OCHE HiSET Update
  • Board of Public Education
    • BPE Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • BPE Organizational Chart
  • Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
    • MSDB Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • Interpreter Staffing Update
  • Office of Public Instruction
    • OPI Quarterly Financial Report Q1 FY24
    • OPI Staffing Report
    • OPI COVID Report
    • HB 587 School Equalization and Property Tax Reduction Account
    • OPI Database Modernization
      • OPI Database Modernization Report (October 2023)​​​​​​​
      • OPI Database Modernization Report (December 2023)
      • OPI Maintenance Costs Summary
        • Chairman Bedey's Letter to PowerSchool
          • PowerSchool Response to Chairman Bedey's Letter
        • Chairman Bedey's Letter to Superintendent Arntzen
          • Superintendent Arntzen Response to Chairman Bedey's Letter
          • InfiniteCampus Contract
          • Chairman Bedey's Follow-Up Questions to Superintendent Arntzen's Response
          • LSD Legal Letter to Chairman Bedey on Student-Level Data
          • Superintendent Arntzen Response to Chairman Bedey's Follow-Up Questions
        • Department of Education IDS and FERPA Guidance

September 13, 2023

• Agenda
  • Montana State Library
    • Hot Spot Dashboard
    • Hot Spot Lending Report
  • Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
    • HB 946 Report
    • HiSET Report
  • Office of Public Instruction
    • Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds Report
    • Data Modernization Status & Overview Report (August 2023)
    • Data Modernization RFP Process Report (June 2023)
    • Montana Indian Language Preservation
    • Montana Ready Career Coaches
  • HB 587
    • HB 587 Basic Mechanics

September 12, 2023

• Joint Agenda

April 28, 2023

• Organizational Meeting Agenda
• Shared Policy Goals

REPORTS

• Quarterly Financial Reports Q2 FY24
  • Office of Public Instruction
  • Board of Public Education
  • ​​​​​​​Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
  • Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
  • Montana Arts Council
  • Montana State Library
  • Montana Historical Society
• Quarterly Financial Reports Q1 FY24
  • Office of Public Instruction
  • Board of Public Education
  • Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
  • Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
  • Montana Arts Council
  • Montana State Library
  • Montana Historical Society
• Quarterly Financial Reports FYE 2023
  • Office of Public Instruction
  • Board of Public Education
  • Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
  • Montana School of the Deaf & Blind
  • Montana Arts Council
  • Montana State Library
  • Montana Historical Society
• HB 10 Cybersecurity Workforce, Rural Policy & Innovation Project
  • HB 10 Project Plan Narrative

DATA REQUESTS

• Power BI
  • School District General Fund Budget Limits Tool
    • School District General Fund Tutorial

Interim 2023 Biennium Section E

Session 2023 Biennium Section E

March 13, 2024
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Legislative Staff

• Julia Pattin
• Katie Guenther
• Kurt Swimley

OBPP Staff

• Nancy Hall
• Ben Ternes

Legislators

• Rep. David Bedey
• Rep. Llew Jones
• Rep. Connie Keogh
• Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy
• Senator Daniel Salomon
• Senator John Fuller
• Senator John Esp
• Senator Shane Morigeau

"5-12-301. Legislative fiscal division. There is a legislative fiscal division. The legislative fiscal analyst shall manage the legislative fiscal division to support the legislative finance committee and the interim budget committees identified in 5-12-501 and carry out the provisions of this chapter."

Continue reading about the act to make the interim budget committees permanent in HB 110.