Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                          SB 443.1
  1                                                 SENATE BILL NO. 443
  2                                       INTRODUCED BY C. FRIEDEL, J. COHENOUR
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  4    A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ADDING A MISDEMEANOR PROBATION OFFICER TO THE
  5    MEMBERSHIP OF THE MONTANA PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL;
  6    AND AMENDING SECTION 44-4-402, MCA.”
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  8    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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 10            Section 1. Section 44-4-402, MCA, is amended to read:
 11            "44-4-402.    Membership -- composition. (1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting
 12    members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.
 13            (2)      Membership must include but is not limited to:
 14            (a)      one state government law enforcement representative;
 15            (b)      one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana
 16    association of chiefs of police;
 17            (c)      one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and
 18    peace officers association;
 19            (d)      one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;
 20            (e)      one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based
 21    on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;
 22            (f)      one detention center administrator or detention officer;
 23            (g)      one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;
 24            (h)      one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana
 25    county attorneys association;
 26            (i)      two members of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008;
 27            (j)      one misdemeanor probation officer, as defined in 46-23-1001, who is certified by the Montana
 28    public safety officer standards and training council; and
                                                              -1-                      Authorized Print Version – SB 443
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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                        SB 443.1
  1            (j)(k)   three Montana citizens at large who are informed and experienced in the subject of law
  2    enforcement."
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                                                             -2-                    Authorized Print Version – SB 443
Statutes affected: 
SB0443_1.pdf: 44-4-402
SB0443_2.pdf: 44-4-402
SB0443_3.pdf: 44-4-402
Amended: 44-4-402
Introduced: 44-4-402