_____________ bill NO. _____________

INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the ****

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT adding a misdemeanor probation officer to the membership of the montana public safety officer standards and training council; and AMENDING SECTION 44-4-402, MCA."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 44-4-402, MCA, is amended to read:

"44-4-402. Membership -- composition. (1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.

(2)        Membership must include but is not limited to:

(a)        one state government law enforcement representative;

(b)        one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police;

(c)        one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;

(d)        one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;

(e)        one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;

(f)         one detention center administrator or detention officer;

(g)        one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;

(h)        one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association;

(i)         two members of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008;

(j)         one misdemeanor probation officer, as defined in 46-23-1001, who is certified by the Montana public safety officer standards and training council; and

(j)(k)      three Montana citizens at large who are informed and experienced in the subject of law enforcement."