5-19-108. Duties of the committee. The committee shall:
     (1) seek opinions of and information from Indian tribes, Indian tribal organizations, state agencies, local governments, non-Indians living on or near Indian reservations, and other interested persons and agencies in order to gain insight into Indian/non-Indian relations;
     (2) hold hearings both on and off reservations to promote better understanding between tribes and public agencies and to improve both the Indian people's knowledge of the structure of state agencies and the legislative process and the non-Indian people's knowledge of tribal government and institutions;
     (3) encourage and foster participation of Indian people at its meetings;
     (4) act as a liaison between the Indian people and the legislature;
     (5) encourage tribal-state and tribal-local government cooperation and otherwise promote amicable Indian/non-Indian relations;
     (6) cooperate with the commissioner of higher education in a study of Indian students in Montana schools; and
     (7) as provided in 5-11-210, report its activities, findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 630, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 112, L. 1991.