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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                            HB 382.1
                                                 HOUSE BILL NO. 382
          INTRODUCED BY G. OBLANDER, L. SHELDON-GALLOWAY, S. GALLOWAY, J. KASSMIER
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  A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING THE STATE-LEVEL STRENGTHENING CAREER AND
  TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM; REVISING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING
  BETWEEN THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDING PURPOSES
  FOR DISTRIBUTED FUNDS; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING AN
  APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 20-7-320, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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          Section 1. Section 20-7-320, MCA, is amended to read:
          "20-7-320.   State-level strengthening career and technology student organizations. (1) There is a
  state-level strengthening career and technology student organizations program.
          (2)      The purposes of the program are to:
          (a)      strengthen Montana's career and technology student organizations by increasing graduation
  rates, enhancing student leadership opportunities, developing workforce skills, and facilitating transitions to
  postsecondary education and employment for all participating students;
          (b)      ensure alignment of activities of local career and technology student organizations with
  nationally affiliated programs and activities; and
          (c)      provide a base of funding for the statewide coordination of state-approved career and
  technology student organizations.
          (3)      To be eligible for funding under this section, each state-approved career and technology
  student organization must be affiliated with a respective national career and technology student organization
  and be appropriately incorporated as a Montana nonprofit organization in compliance with state law and
  regulations regarding operations and financial reporting by May 1, 2013.
          (4)      The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute funds appropriated for grants to state-
  approved career and technology student organizations by November 1. Each grant recipient must receive a
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  base amount of funding to support the position of state director for the organization, not to exceed $75,000.
          (5)       The superintendent of public instruction shall supervise and coordinate the program by
  establishing procedures and criteria for review and approval of grants to state-approved career and technology
  student organizations.
          (6)       Proposals submitted to the superintendent of public instruction by career and technology
  student organizations must contain:
          (a)       a program description, including measurable objectives;
          (b)       evidence of hiring a state director and a plan for expanding student leadership skills;
          (c)       evidence of appropriate activities that will serve to achieve the program objectives; and
          (d)       a method to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
          (7)       Career and technology student organizations may request assistance from the staff of the
  superintendent of public instruction in formulating program proposals.
          (8)       Additional or remaining funds appropriated for the purposes of this section may be allocated to
  shall be allocated evenly between state-approved career and technology student organizations pursuant to
  policies adopted under 20-7-301 for the purposes of:
          (a)       supporting career and technology student organizations and meeting program purposes under
  subsection (2);
          (b)       increasing participation in career and technology student organizations through efforts
  including but not limited to:
          (i)       efforts to increase participation in rural areas and in nonpublic and home schools; and
          (ii)      efforts to make online chapters and opportunities available;
          (c)       increasing certifications, credentials, training, dual enrollment opportunities, internships and
  apprenticeships, career exploration, and job shadows offered or attained through career and technology
  student organizations; and
          (d)       increasing support from private partnerships, including private industry and workforce support
  for career and technology student organizations.
          (9)       A career and technology student organization receiving funds through this program shall file an
  annual report with the office of public instruction, in a form prescribed by the superintendent of public
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  instruction, that specifies how the funds were expended for the purposes under subsection (8) and an
  evaluation of the effectiveness of the program and measurable objectives pursuant to the proposal submitted
  under subsection (6). The superintendent of public instruction shall report, in accordance with 5-11-210, to the
  education interim committee with a summary of reports received under this subsection.
          (9)(10) As used in this section, "career and technology student organization" means an organization
  for students enrolled in a state-approved career and technology program that engages in career and technology
  education activities as an integral part of the instructional program."
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          NEW SECTION. Section 2.          Appropriation. (1) There is appropriated $1.5 million from the general
  fund to the office of public instruction for each fiscal year of the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, for the state-
  level strengthening career and technology student organizations program pursuant to 20-7-320.
          (2)      The legislature intends that the appropriation in this section be considered part of the ongoing
  base for the next legislative session.
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          NEW SECTION. Section 3.          Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected: 
HB0382_1.pdf: 20-7-320
HB0382_2.pdf: 20-7-320
HB0382_3.pdf: 20-7-320
HB0382_4.pdf: 20-7-320
HB0382_5.pdf: 20-7-320
Amended: 20-7-320
Introduced: 20-7-320