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