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Committee hears measure letting high school juniors and seniors earn credits working in childcare and care facilities
Summary
Representative Ed Butchery introduced House Bill 381 to allow eleventh- and twelfth-graders to work or volunteer in child care, long-term care and other congregate-care settings and receive high-school credits for supervised hours. Proponents including the Montana Chamber of Commerce, early-childhood groups and hospital associations said the bill
Representative Ed Butchery, R-Great Falls, presented House Bill 381 to let high school juniors and seniors (and potentially 16-year-olds) earn high-school credit by completing supervised work or volunteer hours in childcare settings, long-term care, developmental-disability facilities and similar congregate-care employers.
Why it matters: Proponents said the bill is a workforce-readiness tool that helps struggling sectors — childcare, long-term care, assisted living and developmental services — by giving students early exposure to caregiver careers and extra staffing capacity. Supporters included the Montana Chamber of…
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