Past Interim
Committee Reports

Note that not all appendices have been electronically archived.
1997-98 | 1995-96 | 1992 | 1990

1999-2000

BUSINESS, LABOR AND AGRICULTURE

Home Field Advantage: Government Competition and Other Issues Before the Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Report to the 57th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• Analysis of the Government Competition with Private Vendors Questionnaire
• Basic Principles of Full Cost Accounting
• Creating a Competitive Business Environment
• Legislative History of Major Workers' Compensation Legislation Affecting Benefits Levels and Claim Frequency Memorandum to the Subcommittee on Senate Joint Resolution No. 15
• The Montana Workers' Compensation Act and the Applicability of the Exclusive Remedy Rule Memorandum to the Subcommittee on Senate Joint Resolution No. 15
• Options for Implementing a Competitive Business Environment in Montana: An Outline for Committee Discussion
• Privatization Proposals in Other States
• A Review of Privatization Definitions, Options, and Capabilities

CHILDREN, FAMILIES, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

"Who is Minding the Children?" Report to the 57th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• Overview Regarding Training for Law Enforcement Officers on Mental Health Issues
• Tobacco Settlement Proceeds and Why Children and Families Interim Committee is Studying Them as a Mental Health Issue
• Various Committees' Roles and Responsibilities Regarding Study of the Public Mental Health System

DISTRICTING AND APPORTIONMENT

Prepared for the Committee:

• Mandatory and Discretionary Criteria for Redistricting
• Operational Guidelines for Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
• The Possibility of an Accelerated Redistricting for the 2000 Round

EDUCATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local Control Report to the 57th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• School Districts Charging Tuition
  School Districts Charging Tuition: Part II Survey Questions
• School Districts Not Charging Tuition
  School Districts Not Charging Tuition: Part II Survey Questions
• Title 7, Chapter 3: A Cafeteria-Style Approach to Local Government

LAW, JUSTICE, AND INDIAN AFFAIRS

Jurisdictions Report to the 57th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• Separation of Powers Overview

REVENUE AND TAXATION

(August 30, 2001: Links to reports will appear here soon)

STATE ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Disability Benefits in the New Optional Defined Contribution Public Employees' Retirement System Plan Report to the 57th Legislature
Legislative Policy Objectives for Montana's Public Employee Retirement Systems: 1999-2000 Interim: Presession Consideration of Retirement Plan Proposals Report to the 57th Legislature
The Party of the First Part: A Review of Montana's State Contracting Laws and Procedures Report to the 57th Legislature
Turning Taxable Wages into Tax-Free Benefits: Tax-Advantaged Health Care Expense Trust Accounts for Public Employees Report to the 57th Legislature
Veterans' Services and Youth Challenge: The Anatomy of Federal and State Veterans' Services and the National Guard Youth Challenge Program: Addressing Issues from Hunting to Homelessness Report to the 57th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• Background Brief: Helping Public Employers and Employees Manage Escalating Health Care Costs for the Disability and Retiree Health Care Subcommittee
• Comparison of State Construction Contracts and State Contracts for Services
• Disability: Work Sessions for the Disability and Retiree Health Care Subcommittee
• The First Key Policy Question on Disability for the Disability and Retiree Health Care Subcommittee
• An Introduction to "The Best Interest of the State"
• Montana Law Governing Government Contracts for Services
• Montana Law Relating to State Officer or Employee Interest in or Improper Influence in regard to a Public Contract
• Montana Resident Fish and Game Hunting License Requirement Violations by Armed Forces Members Holding or Applying for a License from Another State for the Military and Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
• Narrowing the Focus: Assessing Options for Improving Procurement and Contracting in Montana State Government
• Options for Financing Retiree Health Benefits: VEBAs and 401(h)s for the Disability and Retiree Health Care Subcommittee
• Retiree Health Care Costs: Current Statutes Affecting Health Plan Coverage for Public Retirees
• Veterans' Services: Background and Overview Power Point presentation for the Military and Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee

TAC — ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Electric Utility Industry Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee (TAC) 1999 Annual Report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Public Service Commission

Prepared for the Committee:

• Default Supply in Other States
• Electric Industry Restructuring in a Nutshell
• Roll On/Over Columbia: A Blue "White Paper" on Bonneville Issues Affecting Montana
• The Shock of the New: Changes in the Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Electricity in Montana / Appendix 1: Chronology

1997-98

Administrative Code Committee Report to the 56th Legislature

Chance and Choice in the Game of Life, the report of the Joint Oversight Committee on Children and Families, is available in paper format only. Please contact the Legislative Library for a copy.
Correctional Reference Guide and Final Report of the Correctional Standards and Oversight Committee Report to the 56th Legislature

Prepared for the Committee:

• Comparison of Regional Corrections Agencies
• Correctional Standards and Limitations on Confinement
• Cost Comparisons Between State and Private Correctional Facilities: Apples to Apples?
• Legislative Oversight on Correctional Data
• Policies on Good Time and the Effects on Sentencing Practices: History and Survey Results
• Report from the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Detention Standards and Administrative Rules
• Seeking Middle Ground: Can Policy Makers Find an Answer to the Spiraling Costs of Corrections?

A Defined Contribution Retirement Plan: An Option for Members of the Public Employees Retirement System
The Electric Utility Industry Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee
Encouraging State-Tribal Cooperation: The 1997-98 Activities of the Committee on Indian Affairs
Environmental Quality Council staff reports
From the "On" Switch to Encryption: Final Report of the Joint Oversight Committee on State Management Systems
In the Absence of Federal Funding: The 1997-98 Activities of the Subcommittee on Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Programs
Legislative Branch Computer System Plan
The 1998 Montana Gambling Study
Montana's Public Retirement Systems: A Legislator's Guide
Recipes for Change: A Menu of Property Tax Alternatives
Viewing Veterans' Issues

1995-96

Administrative Code Committee Report
"Appropriate Minutes of all Meetings Required...To Be Open Shall Be Kept"
Considering Veterans' Needs
"It Takes A Family, School, Community..." Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Mental Health Study Commission Report
Legislative Branch Computer System Plan
Motor Vehicle Taxation and Other Issues Before the Revenue Oversight Committee
An Ounce of Prevention, A Point of Cure: Caring for Children, Preventing Teenage and Unintended Pregnancy, and Addressing Other Child and Family Issues
An Outside Chance: Prospecting for Foreign Capital
Preparing Government for the 21st Century, Initiating the Integration of State Management Systems
Tribal Nations of Montana: A Handbook for Legislators
To Promote a Better Understanding: The 1995-96 Activities of the Committee on Indian Affairs

1992

The Montana School Foundation Program and State Equalization Aid: A Legislative and Financial History, 1949-1991 / Appendices
Montana's School Transportation Policies and Funding

1990

How Other States Fund School Transportation

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