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MontanaHB 16869th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities

Sponsored By: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

Education - School FinanceDevelopmental DisabilitiesEducation - K-12Appropriations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Count and admit preschoolers with disabilities

Beginning July 1, 2025, districts include preschool children with disabilities in funding counts (ANB) when they receive district special education. The count uses the child’s total hours of instruction and converts hours into quarter-, half-, three‑quarter-, or full‑time equivalents. Trustees may also admit a child under age 5 with a disability into a district special education program as an exceptional case. Admission lets the child receive services; their ANB count still depends on the hours‑based rule.

Exceptional admissions don't change funding counts

Beginning July 1, 2025, admitting a student under the board’s exceptional‑circumstances authority does not by itself change ANB funding counts. District funding counts change only when the student meets the specific ANB rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jonathan Karlen

    Democrat • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 301 • No: 196

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 29 • No: 21

Senate vote • 4/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 27 • No: 23

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

Take HB 168 from Comm-Novak

Yes: 27 • No: 23

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Take HB 168 from Comm-Novak

Yes: 24 • No: 26

House vote • 4/5/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 64 • No: 34

House vote • 4/4/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 63 • No: 37

House vote • 1/30/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 67 • No: 32

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/19/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/7/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/7/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/6/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/25/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/22/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    4/22/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    4/18/2025Senate

  10. Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading

    4/17/2025Senate

  11. Motion

    4/16/2025Senate

  12. Tabled in Committee

    4/15/2025Senate

  13. Hearing

    4/14/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Committee

    4/7/2025Senate

  15. 1st Reading

    4/7/2025Senate

  16. Transmitted to Senate

    4/5/2025House

  17. 3rd Reading

    4/5/2025House

  18. Revised Fiscal Note Printed

    4/4/2025House

  19. 2nd Reading

    4/4/2025House

  20. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

    4/3/2025House

  21. Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed

    4/3/2025House

  22. Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received

    4/3/2025House

  23. Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested

    4/3/2025House

  24. Fiscal Note Unsigned

    4/3/2025House

  25. Revised Fiscal Note Requested

    3/31/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/23/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/31/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/10/2025

    PDF

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