Montana Native American tuition waiver could loosen requirements

HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s Native American tuition waiver is facing a revision that would expand the eligibility of the program so more people could qualify, according to a House Bill making its way through the Legislature.

However, some state and education administrators are concerned about the financial cost of the tuition waivers.

Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, Democrat, first introduced House Bill 288 in January, when the House Education Committee tabled it unanimously. The bill's original intent was to open up the tuition waiver to any Montana resident who can prove tribal descendancy of any one of the 574 federally recognized tribes.

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