Existing Programs:
None.
Legislature Status:
Adjourned.
Pending Legislation:
None.
Summary:
Montana has become a battleground state over school privatization. A suite of private school choice bills were introduced during the 2013 session, ranging from voucher programs for students with disabilities to tax credit scholarship programs. Two bills -- one establishing a tax credit scholarship program, the other an educational savings account for students with disabilities -- made it out of the House. The tax credit scholarship bill also passed the Senate, but was subsequently vetoed by Governor Steve Bullock.
Get more information on the ALEC education bills introduced in Montana in 2013:
Resolution Calling for Greater Productivity in American Higher Education (SJ 13)
Education Savings Account Act (HB 357)
The Charter Schools Act (SB 374, HB 315)
The Great Schools Tax Credit (Scholarship Tax Credit) Act (HB 213)
The Special Needs Scholarship Program Act (HB 390)
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