The bill aims to revise education laws in Montana, particularly focusing on recruitment and retention efforts, as well as provisions related to the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind. Key changes include making educational sign language interpreters eligible for the Quality Educator Payment and the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program. Additionally, the bill expands the types of educational entities that can receive incentives for meeting starting teacher pay benchmarks and participate in the Teacher Residency Program. It also allows the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind to transport resident students between home and school using a school bus.

Specific amendments include the addition of definitions and eligibility criteria for quality educators, which now encompass those providing educational sign language interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The bill also modifies the criteria for quality educator payments and the teacher residency program, ensuring that educational entities employing sign language interpreters are recognized and compensated accordingly. The effective date for most provisions is set for July 1, 2025, with certain sections applying to the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(1): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(2): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(3): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(4): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(5): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1(6): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_1: 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(1): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(10): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(11): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(12): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(13): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(14): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(15): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(16): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(17): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(2): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(3): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(4): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(5): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(6): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(7): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(8): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2(9): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_2: 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(1): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(10): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(11): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(12): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(13): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(14): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(15): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(2): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(3): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(4): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(5): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(6): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(7): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(8): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3(9): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_3: 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_4(1): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_4(2): 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_4: 20-4-502, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(1): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(10): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(11): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(12): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(13): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(14): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(15): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(16): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(17): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(18): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(19): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(2): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(20): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(21): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(22): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(23): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(24): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(25): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(26): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(3): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(4): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(5): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(6): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(7): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(8): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X(9): 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327
HB0151_X: 20-4-502, 20-4-503, 20-4-702, 20-8-121, 20-9-324, 20-9-327