State-Tribal Relations Committee

STRC Adopts 12 Committee Bills at Final Meeting

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on September 14, 2018

At its last meeting of the interim, the State-Tribal Relations Committee voted to send 12 bills to the 2019 Legislature for consideration.

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STRC to Decide Fate of 11 Legislative Proposals on September 7

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on August 27, 2018

On September 7, at its last meeting of the 2017-2018 interim, the State-Tribal Relations Committee will decide whether to move any of its 11 legislative proposals forward for consideration by the 2019 Legislature.

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STRC Opens Formal Public Comment Period for Several Legislative Proposals

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on July 17, 2018

During its July 6 conference call, the State-Tribal Relations Committee moved several legislative proposals a step toward consideration by the 2019 Legislature by opening a formal public comment period for them.

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STRC to Review Legislative Proposals on English Learners, Language Programs, Reentry Resources, and Missing Persons

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on June 22, 2018

The State-Tribal Relations Committee meets by phone on Friday, July 6, to discuss whether to move several legislative proposals forward. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. and end at noon. Members of the public may attend in person in Room 102 of the Capitol in Helena.

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State-Tribal Relations Committee Tweaks Legislative Proposals in May; Will Review Again in July

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on May 18, 2018

The State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) tweaked a package of legislative proposals at its May meeting in Great Falls and scheduled a conference call for July 6 to review them again.

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State-Tribal Relations Meets with Tribal Leaders in Fort Belknap and Great Falls in May, Considers Legislative Proposals

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on April 30, 2018

The State-Tribal Relations Committee travels to Fort Belknap and Great Falls May 8-10 to meet with tribal leaders, learn about how horse work helps prevent youth suicide, and visit nursing apprenticeship and language preservation programs. The committee will also consider several potential legislative proposals.

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State-Tribal Relations Elects New Chair and Moves Toward Several Potential Bill Drafts

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on April 16, 2018

Rep. Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D-Crow Agency) is the new chair of the State-Tribal Relations Committee. House Speaker Austin Knudsen appointed Stewart-Peregoy to the committee recently after Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy (D-Box Elder) resigned due to work-related commitments.

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State-Tribal Relations Committee to Elect New Presiding Officer

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on March 27, 2018

The State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) will elect a new presiding officer at its meeting this week in Helena after Representative Jonathan Windy Boy (D-Box Elder) resigned from the committee last week due to work-related obligations.

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State-Tribal Relations Agenda Packed with Hard-Hitting Issues in March

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on March 19, 2018

The State-Tribal Relations Committee takes on several weighty issues at its March 29-30 meeting in Helena, including substance abuse, missing persons, and improving Indian student achievement and outcomes for tribal members on parole and probation.

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STRC Visits Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations, Billings

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on October 3, 2017

The State-Tribal Relations Committee travelled to southeast Montana in September to meet with Northern Cheyenne and Crow leaders and get a hands-on look at some startup businesses, language immersion classrooms, and rehabilitation programs for women in the state’s correctional system.

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STRC Travels to Lame Deer, Crow Agency, and Billings in September

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on September 5, 2017

The State-Tribal Relations Committee travels to Lame Deer, Crow Agency, and Billings in September. As the Legislature's liaison with tribes, the committee is scheduled to meet with the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council on the morning of Monday, September 18, in Lame Deer. The committee has invited the Crow Tribal Council to meet that afternoon in Crow Agency.

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State-Tribal Relations Re-elects Leadership, Sets Work Plan

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on July 18, 2017

The State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) re-elected Representative Jonathan Windy Boy (D-Box Elder) as its chair and Representative Alan Doane (R-Bloomfield) as its vice-chair at its first meeting of the 2017-2018 interim. The two have served in those capacities since 2013.

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The State-Tribal Relations Committee Holds its First Meeting

Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on June 28, 2017

The State-Tribal Relations Committee holds its first meeting of the 2017-2018 interim on July 13 in Helena. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Room 137 of the Capitol.

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