Child Care Advocacy Opportunity
There is a hearing scheduled on Thursday, January 19th at 3:00 pm with the House and Human Services Committee for House Bill 238. This bill proposes to increase the sliding fee scale for the Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship to 85% of the state median income, and copays would not exceed 7% of a family’s monthly income. (Bill language has been attached). House Bill 238 would lower families’ child care costs and expand availability for child care by expanding the Best Beginnings Scholarship Program, going a long way toward making child care more affordable and accessible for Montana families.
There are a few ways that you can provide feedback for this bill.
- Sign up to testify virtually: You can sign up to testify virtually at a committee meeting. You must sign up by 5pm the day before the hearing in order to testify. Make sure to select YES at the bottom of the form to receive the zoom link to testify virtually.
- Send in written testimony: Make sure to submit your written testimony by 5pm the day before the hearing (today). Your testimony must be in PDF File format if you are submitting it electronically. There are instructions on the page for how to do this.
- Send a message to a legislator or committee: you can send a message to a single legislator or committee at any time using this web form.
- Call the Capitol Switchboard at 406-444-4800 (Open weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm)
- Watch & Listen– you can listen to the committee hearing virtually by visiting the link
