Applicants Needed for Committees to Develop Distribution of Oil and Natural Gas Monies to Schools
With the passage SB 260 by the 2015 Legislature, the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is establishing two independent negotiated rulemaking committees to develop a process, mechanism, and criteria for the distribution of monies in the state school oil and natural gas distribution account. The committees will also advise the OPI on the preparation of an economic impact statement.
The notice of proposed rulemaking has been published in the Montana Administrative Register. The notice announces that the OPI is seeking applications from interested parties to serve on the negotiated rulemaking committees. Click here to view the notice.
The first committee will be comprised of public school officials and public school employees from school districts that are located in or are immediately adjacent to a county in which oil and natural gas production taxes are generated and professional organizations representing these public school officials and employees. This committee will develop proposed rules regarding distribution of 50 percent of the funds deposited in the state school oil and natural gas distribution account.
The second committee will be comprised of public school officials and public school employees from school districts around the state and professional organizations representing these public school officials and employees. This committee will develop proposed rules regarding the distribution of the remaining 50 percent of the funds deposited in the state school oil and natural gas distribution account.
The OPI has posted an online form on the OPI School Finance webpage for individuals to apply to serve on the negotiated rulemaking committees. An applicant may represent more than one category, such as teacher and parent of school-aged children.
The application requests:
- contact information
- school district represented
- other groups the applicant represents
- brief explanations of how the applicant’s experience and perspective help to meet the selection criteria for: geography and proximity to oil and natural gas production areas; district and school size and grade levels served
Click here to complete an application. Applications will be accepted via the online form through August 17, 2015. OPI will notify applicants by August 31, 2015 if they are selected to serve on one of the committees.
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