HB745

Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers

Complete·5/13/25

Montana HB745 requires school districts to adopt a student protection policy mandating background checks for individuals with unsupervised contact.

Montana HB745 revises school laws to enhance student safety by requiring school districts to adopt a student protection policy. This policy mandates that any individual, regardless of employment status, who may have unsupervised contact with students must complete a fingerprint-based national criminal history background check. Alternatively, the individual must provide sufficient information to the Montana Department of Justice for a background check, which must be reviewed by designated trustees, the superintendent, or another individual.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

50 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 20, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Education and Cultural Resources Hearing

Feb 28, 2025

3:00 PM

House Education Hearing

History

May 19, 2025

House

Chapter Number Assigned

May 13, 2025

House

(H) Signed by Governor

May 7, 2025

House

(H) Transmitted to Governor