Montana State Legislature
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Meeting Details:
July 23, 2024
Time TBD
Room TBD & Zoom
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
September 10, 2024
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July 23, 2024
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PREVIOUS MEETING MATERIALS
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Meeting Overview/Administrative Matters
Agency Oversight
- Required Reports:
- Department of Justice – 2024 Qui Tam Report (17-8-416, MCA)
- Supreme Court Administrator – Open civil cases report (3-1-713, MCA)
- POST Council – Quarterly investigations report (44-4-408, MCA)
- Department of Corrections – County jail report (HB 693, 2021)
Draft Final Reports
(The committee may request amendments or take further action)
Parental Alienation Syndrome
- Key Concepts in Montana Family Law
- What is Parental Alienation Syndrome? – Sara Hess, Research Analyst, Legislative Services Division (LSD)
- Parental Alienation in state statutes – National Conference of State Legislatures
- SB 250 (2023)
Civil and Forensic Commitments
- Work group DRAFT report - Julianne Burkhardt, Staff Attorney, LSD
Review of Inmate Welfare Fund Audit
- IWF Audit Report 2022 – Legislative Audit Division (LAD)
- IWF Audit Follow-up – LAD
Provisional Drafts
(The committee authorized the drafting of the following bills for further consideration– they are not official committee bills at this time).
Draft Agenda
- Ballot Issue #14 The Complete Text of Constitutional Initiative
- Attorney General Memorandum Ballot Measure #14
- Secretary of State Letter to Senate President and Speaker of the House
- OP-24-0182 Montana Supreme Court Order
Problem-solving Courts
Agency Updates- Department of Corrections
SJ 31: Study of Attorney Regulation and the State Bar
- Purdue Global Online Law School and Access to Justice slides, Martin Pritikin, Purdue Global
- Alternative Pathways to Practice Law, Laura Sherley, LSD
- Nine Facts to Know about the American Bar Association and Accreditation on of Online Legal Education Programs
- Testimony- Steven Bahls, Council Member, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of American Bar Association
- University of Montana Law School Exhibit - Elaine Gagliardi, Dean of the University of Montana School of Law
HB 872 Commission Request: Civil and Forensic Commitments
Facial Recognition Technology
- Overview of Other State's Privacy Legislation- Laura Sherley, LSD
Behavioral Health Facilities in Rapid City, SD
- Care Campus PowerPoint presentation
- Care Campus Overview
- Rapid City, South Dakota: Quality Of Life Unit Supports High-Need Individuals
- Pivot Point Brochure
HB 423 (Compensation for wrongfully convicted)
- House Bill 423
- 2022 Memo: Update on HB 92 (2021), Rachel Weiss, LSD
SB 95 (Revising sentencing laws for theft)
Administrative Rule Review
- February 2024 Rule Review Memo, Julianne Burkhardt, LSD
Meeting Overview
Senate Joint Resolution 31: Study of Attorney Regulation and the State Bar
- SJ 31
- State Bar Role & Structure, Sara Hess, Research Analyst
- Becoming a Lawyer in Montana, Sara Hess
- Attorney Regulation: Players in Admission, Education, and Discipline
- Memo from State Bar of Montana, John Mudd, E.D. and Bruce Spencer
House Bill 697: Study of POST Council
Agency Oversight
Facial Recognition Technology
Civil and Forensic Commitments
- Memo re: commitment processes, Julianne Burkhardt, LSD Staff Attorney
- Study options, Sara Hess, LSD Research Analyst
- House Bill 872 Commission outline, Chad Parker, DPHHS
- Flow chart of commitment processes, Chad Parker
- HJ 4 Final Report(2021-22 Interim), Rachel Weiss, LSD Research Director
- South Dakota Care Campus, NCSL
House Bill 676
- HB 676
- Memo from legal staff, Maddie Krezowski, LSD Staff Attorney
- Proposed amendment language, Maddie Krezowski
Review of Process and Ballot Issue #8
- Ballot Initiative 8 Petition Form
- Ballot Review Process, LSD, September 2023
- Ballot Issue #8 Legal Sufficiency Determination - Attorney General
- Ballot Issue #8 Fiscal Statement - Attorney General
Meeting Overview
- 2023-24 LJIC Work Plan Matrix, Draft
- LJIC Proposed Work Plan Timeline, Draft
- Anatomy of a Study, Sara Hess, LSD
- Letter from Sen. Usher for LJIC
Administrative Rule Review
- Rule Review Memo, September 2023, Julianne Burkhardt, LSD
HB 697: Study of POST Council
- POST Legislative Timeline
- POST 5-Session Summary
- POST Resource Guide
- Complaint Process Handout
- International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) Website
- IADLEST Fact Sheet
Facial Recognition Technology
- HJ 48 Final Report - Erin Sullivan, LSD
- SB 397
- MATIC Facial Recognition Technology Use Annual Report, Anne Dormady, DOJ
Judicial Appointment Process
- Memo on Judicial Appointment Process, Julianne Burkhardt, LSD
Discussion on request from select members of HB 872 Commission
Board of Pardons and Parole
Committee Administration
- Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines for Interim Committees
- History of LJIC Presiding Officers
- Legislator Reimbursement Form
Committee Overview
- 2023 Outcome Summary of Legislation Related to Law and Justice Topics
- Draft
Law and Justice Interim Committee Work Plan
- Draft Work Plan Matrix
Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM)
- Rule Review Overview, July 2023
- Administrative Rule Review, July 2023
Assigned Studies
- HB 697: Interim Study of the Staffing, Structure, and Duties of the Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council
- SJ 31: Interim Study of Attorney Regulation and the State Bar
Public Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council
- Information and Resource Guide, July 2023
Montana Judicial Branch
- HB 693 Required Report, July 2023