The Law and Justice Interim Committee (LJIC) is a joint bipartisan committee
of the legislature that meets between legislative sessions. The LJIC: (1) monitors
the activities of the Department
of Corrections, the Department
of Justice, the Office
of State Public Defender, and the Judicial
Branch; (2) examines law and justice policy issues; and (3) makes recommendations
to the full legislature. The LJIC's responsibilities include reviewing the administrative
rules of assigned executive branch agencies (Corrections, Justice, and the Public
Defender).
SJR
24 - Prison population growth and diversion programs HJR
26 - Mental health in adult and juvenile corrections HJR
50 - Precommittment psychiatric evaluations -- process and costs SJR
6 - Juvenile justice
On July 25, Sen. McGee appointed a five-member subcommittee to continue work
on LC 7775 - clarifying responsibility for a person's medical costs when the
person is injured while being pursued and detained by local law enforcement.
The members are Sen. Laslovich (Chairman), Sen. McGee, Rep. Ebinger, Rep. Stoker,
Rep., Hilbert. The Subcommittee will meet at the call of the chairman prior
to September 15. A public notice will be provided as soon as the meeting is
scheduled.
PREVIOUSLY:
Jail Standards and Suicide Prevention
The three-member subcommittee of the LJIC appointed to develop a bill draft
addressing mental health and suicide prevention standards for jails met July
17, 2008, in Bozeman and presented its recommendations to the full Committee
on July 25, 2008. The full committee voted to accept the recommendations and
continue to work on a bill draft to establish a pilot project for a suicide
prevention network in Montana jails similar to the program established in Kentucky.
The subcommittee has not been dissolved.
The three subcommittee members are Rep. Gary Perry (Chairman), Sen. Jent, and
Rep. Ebinger.
Adult justice working group
Sen. Laslovich, Chairman
Sen. McGee
Sen. Jent
Rep. Stoker
Rep. Kottel
Rep. Hilbert
Juvenile justice working group
Sen. Perry, Chairman
Sen. Juneau
Sen. Shockley
Rep. Augare
Rep. Ebinger
Rep. Kerns
