Legislative Updates & Resources

Education Caucus

Capitol Room 335
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

January 10, 24 
February 7, 21 
March 7, 21 
April 4, 18

Tribal Education Caucus

Capitol Room 350
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

January 12, 19, 26 
February 2, 9, 16, 23 
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 
April 6, 13, 20

Family

1. Immunity for use of a legal name
2. Montana Interstate Children’s Compact Commission Permanent Position
3. Identify violation of sexuality instruction statute as a gross neglect of duty
4. Empower families through local grievance process
5. Digital pre-K learning for kindergarten entrance

Teacher

1. Consolidate licenses to three types: teacher, administrator, and specialist
2. Require current contact information for licensees and applicants
3. Expand Teach Act
4. Move to 8 years in teacher retirement with sunset
5. Continue the Teacher Residency program

Flexibility

1. State-tribal education compact
2. Require textbook content to align to content standards
3. Access to telework employees
4. Apply open meeting laws to associations composed of public bodies
5. Return Perkins financial control to OPI
6. Expand choice for local schools
7. Flexible teacher retirement and reemployment
8. Career coaches

Elections

1. Move school elections to the primary election date