2001-2002 State Administration and Veterans'
Affairs Staff Reports

• SAIC Home Page
• SJR 5 Veterans' Subcommittee Home Page
• HJR 8 Voting Subcommittee Home Page

Final Reports

• SJR5 Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee:
  • A House Divided
• HJR8 Voting Systems Subcommittee:
  • Equal Protection of Your Vote: Montana's Voting Systems and Vote Counting Process
• For the Full SAIC:
  • Whose Slice of Which Pie? Understanding the Insurance Premium Tax as a Funding Source for Police and Fire Pension Plans

Staff Reports

• For SJR 5 Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee:

  • Summary of Previous Activities and Bills: 1993 - 1999
  • Bill Summaries: 2001 Session
  • Issues and Options Survey: What Should Be On Our Radar Screen?
  • Staff Analysis of Statutes Governing Montana Veterans' Affairs
  • Background Report: Anatomy of Veterans' Services
  • Briefing Packet: Veteran Population, VA and VISN Expenditure Data, MVAD Regional Data
  • Legal Memorandum: Grievance Procedures Involving Veterans' Health Care and Other Benefits
  • Veterans' Services: Funding Issues in Montana and Other States
  • Building an Access Ramp for Mentally Disabled Veterans
  • Research Brief: Burial Benefits for Veterans
  • Appendix B: Legislative History
  • Issues and Options Paper: Structure, Mission, and Funding of Veterans' Affairs

• For HJR8 Voting Systems Subcommittee:

  • Legal Memorandum: Meaning and Implementation of Bush v. Gore
  • Legal Memorandum: Bush v. Gore and the Montana Statutes

• For the full SAIC:

  • Model State Emergency Health Powers Act - Greg Petesch, Legal Director
  • Model State Emergency Health Powers Act - David Niss, Staff Attorney

How to Contact Us

Legislative Services Division
PO BOX 201706
HELENA MT 59620-1706
Phone: (406)444-3064
Fax: (406) 444-3036
sheffelfinger@mt.gov