**** 69th Legislature 2025 SB 145.1 - 1 - Authorized Print Version β SB 145 1 SENATE BILL NO. 145 2 INTRODUCED BY B. BEARD 3 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: βAN ACT REQUIRING MEETINGS AND RECORDS OF EDUCATION 5 MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.β 6 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 8 9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. 10 All meetings and records of an education membership organization or association 11 composed of public or government entities supported in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by public funds 12 must be open to the public to the same extent as the meetings and records of the member public or 13 government entities. 14 15 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an 16 integral part of Title 20, chapter 1, part 2, and the provisions of Title 20, chapter 1, part 2, apply to [section 1]. 17 - END -