Committee: Economic Affairs Interim Committee
Author: Pat Murdo
Posted on June 19, 2017
The Economic Affairs Interim Committee met June 14 at the Capitol and elected Sen. Gordon Vance (R-Belgrade) as presiding officer and Rep. Nate McConnell (D-Missoula) as vice presiding officer. The organizational meeting also included the making of several appointments and a discussion about actions to be taken on three assigned studies.
Among the appointments were:
In discussions about the work plan and the three studies assigned to the EAIC by Legislative Council, the committee members decided to provide more input on SJR 20, a study of unemployment in high-poverty areas of Montana, and SJR 32, a study of emergency care provider training with attention to care of veterans. The EAIC decided for its third study, SJR 27, to have a subcommittee that will focus on the future of Montana State Fund. The subcommittee will primarily consist of those EAIC members able to attend subcommittee meetings. Stakeholders will be invited to participate and be at the table but not as voting members of the subcommittee.
In other business, the committee:
The next meeting of the EAIC will be Sept. 14 in Room 152 of the Capitol. An agenda and meeting materials will be posted on the committee website as they become available.
Committee website: www.leg.mt.gov/eaic
Committee staff: pmurdo@mt.gov or 406-444-3594