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This bill provides funding for a statewide K-12 digital toolkit designed to support educational resources across Montana. Specifically, the bill appropriates $1.85 million total per fiscal year for 2026 and 2027, with $1.1 million going to the Office of Public Instruction and $750,000 allocated to the Department of Labor and Industry. The digital toolkit aims to provide state standards-aligned, multimodal instructional materials covering all content areas, with a particular emphasis on career and technical educational resources and partnerships with local Montana industries to support workforce development. The appropriations are intended to be considered part of the ongoing base budget for future legislative sessions. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and is set to terminate on June 30, 2029, providing a four-year window for implementation and evaluation of the digital toolkit program.

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