Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on June 22, 2018
The State-Tribal Relations Committee meets by phone on Friday, July 6, to discuss whether to move several legislative proposals forward. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. and end at noon. Members of the public may attend in person in Room 102 of the Capitol in Helena.
The committee doesn't expect to take final action on the proposals until its September 7 meeting in Helena, but will consider making language changes and which proposals to put out for a formal public comment period.
The legislative proposals include:
Related to the study of improving Indian student achievement:
Related to the SJ 3 study of increasing access to reentry resources for American Indian offenders:
Related to missing persons in Indian Country:
The committee will also consider sending a draft letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding enforcement issues related to drug abuse, missing persons, human trafficking, and violence against women in Indian Country
Senate members of the STRC are Jen Gross (D-Billings), Steve Hinebauch (R-Wibaux), Jason Small (R-Busby), and Frank Smith (D-Poplar). House members of the STRC are Alan Doane (Vice Chair, R-Bloomfield), James O'Hara (R-Fort Benton), Rae Peppers (D-Lame Deer), and Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (Chair, D-Crow Agency).
For more information, visit the committee’s website or contact Hope Stockwell, committee staff.
Committee Website: http://leg.mt.gov/tribal
Committee Staff: hstockwell@mt.gov or 406-444-9280