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HB 357 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Provide funding for middle school career and technical education

HB 357 provides state funding specifically for career and technical education (CTE) programs in middle schools, junior high schools, and 7th and 8th-grade programs. It directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to annually distribute these funds to eligible elementary and K-12 school districts. The bill appropriates $100,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2027 to support these programs. The Superintendent will adopt rules to ensure equitable distribution and proper use of the funds, enhancing existing federal support without school size restrictions.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $100,000 from general fund for middle school CTE programs, directly increasing state budget allocation for education as per Appropriations subject.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $100k for middle school CTE funding, directly advancing vocational education programs through state financial support.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0357_2(10).pdf → HB0357_X.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a draft version to an enrolled, final version ready for signing. The substantive policy content, including the $240,000 appropriation and eligibility criteria, remains unchanged, but the document now includes official certification signatures and standardized formatting.
Scope change
None; the scope of the bill remains focused on funding middle grades career and technical education.
TECHNICAL

The bill title and act description were reformatted to remove line breaks and align with standard enrolled bill formatting.

Official certification blocks for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate were added to indicate the bill has passed both chambers.

Page headers and footers were standardized to reflect the final 'Enrolled Bill' status rather than the draft 'Authorized Print Version'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

44–6
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
26 Yea 6 Nay
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-6)
senate
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Feb 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-12)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Education
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eric Tilleman
Eric Tilleman
RRepublican
MT
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