Montana Code 20-7-1801. Findings — purpose — legislative intent
20-7-1801. Findings — purpose — legislative intent. (1) The legislature finds that the ability to read at or above grade level is essential for educational success. The legislature also finds that too many Montana children are not reading proficient at the end of 3rd grade.
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-1801
- Board of public education: means the board created by Article X, section 9, subsection (3), of the Montana constitution and 2-15-1507. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- intervention: means , as further described in 20-7-1803, any of the following:
(a)a classroom-based program;
(b)a home-based program; or
(c)a jumpstart program. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- System: means the Montana university system. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Trustees: means the board of trustees of an elementary or K-12 school district. See Montana Code 20-7-1802
(2)The purposes of this bill are to:
(a)provide parents with voluntary early literacy interventions for their children;
(b)increase the number of children who are reading proficient at the end of 3rd grade and in so doing help those children develop their full educational potential pursuant to Article X, section 1(1), of the Montana constitution; and
(c)foster a strong economic return for the state on early literacy investment through enhancing Montana’s skilled workforce and decreasing future reliance on social programs and the criminal justice system.
(3)The legislature intends that the board of public education, the office of public instruction, and the boards of trustees of school districts collaborate to implement this part and achieve the purposes under subsection (2).
(4)The legislature further intends that the board of public education, the office of public instruction, and the boards of trustees of school districts collaborate on an ongoing basis to gather, analyze, and make available outcome data and continually refine the interventions to increase the efficacy and efficiency of each intervention.