K-12 Inflationary Funding

TODAY, Monday, January 30, the Senate Education Committee will hear HB 15 to provide for inflationary funding for k-12 public education. Here are some facts about HB 15:

provides 2.7% inflation on state share of funding for public schools in 2024
provides 3% inflation (maximum allowed by law) on state share of funding for public schools in 2025
Montana has the money
this funding is needed to provide the constitutionally mandated free quality public education to every student

Please email the members of the Senate Education Committee before Tuesday, January 31 to ask them to pass HB 15 and thank them for their service.

THANK YOU for standing up for Montana's kids and families! You are amazing!

In solidarity,

Amanda

There are SEVERAL ways to contact the committee.

Go here https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/ to send the entire committee the same message with one click.
Call the Capitol switchboard at 406-444-4800 and leave a message for up to three members at a time.
Use the email addresses below in your personal email account.

Here's an email list for Senate Education that you can copy and paste into your address bar:

dan.salomon@legmt.gov; Russ.Tempel@legmt.gov; edie.mcclafferty@legmt.gov; danielemrichforsenate@gmail.com; steve.fitzpatrick@legmt.gov; John.Fuller@legmt.gov; greg.hertz@legmt.gov; obriendumke@gmail.com; Andrea.Olsen@Legmt.gov; keith.regier@legmt.gov; susan.webber@legmt.gov

Daniel Salomon (R) - Chair

dan.salomon@legmt.gov

Russ Tempel (R) Vice Chair

Russ.Tempel@legmt.gov

Edie McClafferty (D) - Vice Chair *member*

edie.mcclafferty@legmt.gov

Daniel Emrich (R)

danielemrichforsenate@gmail.com

Steve Fitzpatrick (R)

steve.fitzpatrick@legmt.gov

John Fuller (R)

John.Fuller@legmt.gov

Greg Hertz (R)

greg.hertz@legmt.gov

Shannon O'Brien (D) *member*

obriendumke@gmail.com

Andrea Olsen (D) *member*

Andrea.Olsen@Legmt.gov

Keith Regier (R)

keith.regier@legmt.gov

Susan Webber (D)

susan.weber@legmt.gov