Montana State Legislature

Committee Topic: Workforce

Interim committees may take up other matters related to the agencies and topic areas they oversee. Depending on whether members put greater or less emphasis on their statutory duties related to interim studies and agency monitoring, they have more time to focus on EAIC-relevant member issues.

Members may propose investigation of emerging issues at any time during the interim. Agencies may also request that the Committee study an emerging issue that has resulted from court decisions, federal actions, or another cause.

Emerging issues are not necessarily member issues and may be raised by an agency or by staff. However, to be on the agenda, the presiding officer or other EAIC member must request agenda time.

Workforce Related Materials:

March 2024

Meeting Materials

Childcare & The Workforce

Policy Option Briefs

• LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Regulations - Updated 3/3/2024
• LSD Brief: Montana Child Care Act & Administrative Rules
• LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Insurance
• LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Affordability & Accessibility Strategies

Topic 1: Regulations

• LSD Brief: HOA Governance in Montana
• Montana Child Care Act
• MAR Notice No. 37-1044 (DPHHS)

Topic 2: Insurance

• Memo: Captive Insurance- A Potential Solution for Daycare Facilities
• Memo: Reinsurance – Could an Association Assist with Daycare Insurance Premiums?

Topic 3: Affordability & Accessibility Strategies

• NCSL Brief: State Child Care Tax Incentives
• NCSL Presentation: State Child Care Tax Benefits
• 50 State Comparison
• State Employer Child Care Tax Credits
• KIDS COUNT Memo: Case Studies for Understanding Child Care Policy Options
• Subsidizing Child Care Through Tax Credits and Public Funds

Public Comment

• Zero to Five Montana

January 2024

Meeting Materials

Childcare & the Workforce

Topic 1: Availability Strategies

• Montana Department of Commerce Funding Resources
• Great Falls Childcare Demand Assessment
• Child Care Business Accelerator Mentorship
• Rural Child Care Policy Framework; Bipartisan Policy Center
• MT Child Care Provider Insurance Survey; Montana Child Care Business Connect
• Insurance Survey Findings; Zero to Five Montana
• Liability Insurance for Daycare & Childcare Facilities

Topic 2: Accessibility Strategies

• Child Care Cooperative Toolkit; Montana Cooperative Development Center & Zero to Five Montana
• 2022 Workforce Survey

Topic 3: Achievement Strategies

• Childcare Workforce in Montana
• Apprenticeship Pathway
• Tax Incentives for Child Care Facilities & Business Development; Zero to Five Montana
• Early Care and Education Providers Deserve Credit; Zero to Five Montana
• Child Care Tax Credit Policy Overview; Zero to Five Montana

Topic 4: Affordability Strategies

• Child Care & Development Fund
• State Child Care Tax Supports for Businesses and Parents; Bipartisan Policy Center
• Best Beginnings Scholarship
• Public Comment
  • Zero to Five Montana

November 2023

Meeting Materials

Childcare & the Workforce

• LSD Briefing: Childcare and the Workforce
• DLI Report: Childcare Supply and Demand in Montana
  • Childcare and the Montana Workforce
• DPHHS Report: Child Care Workforce Narrative
  • Childcare in Montana
• Zero to Five Montana: Impact of Montana Child Care Business Connect
  • Childcare in Montana: Policies that Build on Innovation and Community-Informed Strategies for Long term Gains
• MBPC Report: Where Do Kids Go After the School Bell Rings?
  • Where do the Children Play
• Montana Afterschool Alliance: Afterschool Works!
• NCSL Brief: Four Day School Week Overview
• Four Day School Week and After-School Programming

Public Comment:

• Early Childhood Collaborative

September 2023

Meeting Materials

• Agency Overview- Department of Labor and Industry
• 2023 Labor Day Report
• 2023 Labor Day Report Notes
• NCSL Summit Recap

Public Comment

• Zero to Five Montana- Caitlin Jensen, Executive Director