House Bill 864 seeks to implement provisions from House Bill No. 2, focusing on enhancing educational funding and support for community colleges and tribal colleges in Montana. Key amendments include expanding the School Facility and Technology Account to explicitly cover funding for school technology and state debt service assistance. The bill introduces a new Community College FTE Adjustment Account to address discrepancies in payments based on actual weighted full-time equivalent (FTE) student counts. Additionally, it increases the annual payment for tribal colleges serving resident nonbeneficiary students from $3,280 to $4,183 and mandates a study by the Education Interim Budget Committee on interlibrary resource sharing programs and the structure of the Office of Public Instruction.

Furthermore, the bill requires quarterly reporting from various educational agencies on specific initiatives and expenditures and includes provisions for notifying tribal governments about the bill's enactment. It also coordinates with House Bill No. 251 regarding estimated state costs for newly approved public charter schools, ensuring that these costs do not exceed $1 million for schools opening in fiscal years 2027 and 2028. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, with certain sections terminating on December 31, 2026.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1(1): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1(2): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1(3): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1(4): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1(5): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_1: 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(1): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(10): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(11): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(12): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(13): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(2): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(3): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(4): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(5): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(6): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(7): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(8): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2(9): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_2: 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_3(1): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_3(2): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_3(3): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_3: 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(1): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(10): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(11): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(12): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(2): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(3): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(4): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(5): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(6): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(7): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(8): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X(9): 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428
HB0864_X: 20-9-516, 20-15-310, 20-15-328, 20-25-428