Montana State Legislature

  Agenda

Problem-solving Courts

• 2023 Drug Court Report
• Montana Judicial Branch Treatment Court Basics

Agency Updates- Department of Corrections

• Update

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

• Admissions Flowchart
• Forensic Evaluations in Montana

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)

• Senate Bill 95
• SB 95 Fiscal Note
• SB 95 History and Final Status

Administrative Rule Review

• February 2024 Rule Review Memo, Julianne Burkhardt, LSD

Final Agenda 

Meeting Overview

• Draft  LJIC proposed work plan timeline

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

• POST timeline
• POST quarterly report

Agency Oversight

• DOC report

Facial Recognition Technology

• Facial Recognition Technology study ideas

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

Agenda

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

Legislator Expense Claim Form

  Agenda

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

• Email from Chair of Commission

Board of Pardons and Parole

• 2023 Biennial Report

Agenda

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