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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the ****

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONs to the fire services training school at the Montana state university extension service; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."

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

NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriations. (1) There is appropriated $352,152 from the general fund to the Montana university system for each fiscal year in the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to fund the fire services training school at the Montana state university extension service.

(2)        There is appropriated $120,000 from the general fund to the Montana university system for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to fund the fire services training school at the Montana state university extension service. This is one-time-only funding.

(3)        The appropriations in subsection (1) are intended to supplement base funding to the Montana state university extension service for the fire services training school.

(4)        The legislature intends that the appropriations in subsection (1) be considered part of the ongoing base for subsequent legislative sessions.

(5)        The purpose of the appropriations in this section is to increase two current part-time training positions to full-time positions, to increase the service life of two fire engines, and to provide other materials required for training purposes.

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.