The South Carolina Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children is collecting public input on the issues affecting children, youth and families in the state.
Parents, children, caregivers, educators, advocates and service providers are invited to attend the committee’s free public hearing in Greenville on Sept. 29. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Greenville Technical College’s Student Success Center at 506 S. Pleasantburg Drive.
Public hearings will also be held in North Charleston, Rock Hill and Columbia through mid-October. The committee held a meeting in Conway on Sept. 16. Input from the public hearings informs the committee’s research, priorities and recommendations to Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina General Assembly.
Online registration is open for community members who would like to attend and testify at the upcoming public hearing in Greenville. Each person who addresses the committee will be given three minutes to speak. The committee will also accept written testimony until Oct. 16.
For more information, visit sccommitteeonchildren.org.
