Title 2, Title 2

(1) The governor shall appoint a Montana council on developmental disabilities in accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Public Law 106-402, codified at 42 U.S.C. 15001, et seq. (2) In addition to the members appointed under subs…

The state may contract with a nonprofit corporation for the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities delegated to the Montana council on developmental disabilities appointed pursuant to 2-15-1869 in accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights…

There is an office of securities commissioner, and the state auditor of Montana is hereby made and constituted ex officio securities commissioner.

(1) There is an insurance department of this state which shall be located in or convenient to the office occupied by the state auditor. (2) The insurance department shall be under the control and supervision of the commissioner. (3) Funds adequate for the maintenance and operatio…

The state auditor shall be ex officio the commissioner of insurance of this state.

There is a department of justice. The department head is the attorney general.

(1) There is a state fire prevention and investigation section in the department of justice and under the supervision and control of the attorney general. (2) A person appointed to administer the fire prevention and investigation section shall represent the state of Montana as th…

(1) There is a board of crime control. (2) The board is allocated to the department of justice for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. However, the board may hire its own personnel and 2-15-121(2)(d) does not apply. (3) (a) The board is composed of 18 members …

(1) In addition to the duties prescribed by the constitution, the governor shall: (a) supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers; and (b) ensure that all offices are filled and that the duties of the offices are performed or, in default of the perfor…

(1) There is a workers' compensation fraud investigation and prosecution office in the department of justice. The office shall investigate and prosecute cases referred by the state compensation insurance fund or the department of labor and industry on behalf of the uninsured empl…

There is an office of victims services in the department of justice. The office shall ensure that victims and witnesses of crime receive fair and proper treatment in the criminal justice system and that they are provided important services and assistance required by Title 46, cha…

(1) There is a domestic violence fatality review commission in the department of justice. (2) The commission shall: (a) examine the trends and patterns of domestic violence-related fatalities in Montana; (b) educate the public, service providers, and policymakers about domestic v…

(1) There is a gaming advisory council. (2) The gaming advisory council is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. (3) The gaming advisory council consists of nine members. One member must be from the senate, and one member must be …

The department of justice, at the request of the department of environmental quality, shall investigate and prosecute violations of the provisions of Title 75 and may also assist county attorneys in investigating and prosecuting violations of the provisions of Title 75 without ch…

(1) (a) There is a Montana public safety officer standards and training council. The council is a quasi-judicial board, as provided for in 2-15-124, and is allocated to the department of justice, established in 2-15-2001, for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121, …

The governor is authorized to act in consort with the governors of other states to create an entity to facilitate the provision of higher education services by electronic means to the residents of Montana and other states. The governor may take any steps necessary for Montana to …

(1) There is a sexual assault prosecution unit in the prosecution services bureau of the department of justice. The unit is under the supervision and control of the attorney general and, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, consists of the agents and employees of th…

There is a sexual assault response network program in the department of justice. The program, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, consists of the agents and employees of the department whom the attorney general considers necessary and appropriate, including the sex…

(1) There is a sexual assault response team committee in the department of justice. (2) The committee is allocated to the department of justice for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. (3) The committee has the duties provided for in 44-4-1703. The provisions o…

For the purposes of 2-15-2040 through 2-15-2047, the following definitions apply: (1) "Board" means the Montana end of watch trust board established in 2-15-2044. (2) "Catastrophic injury" means a physical, bodily injury directly related to an individual's required employment dut…

(1) There is a Montana end of watch trust within the permanent fund type for the purpose of supporting eligible law enforcement officers and their surviving immediate family in the event of an officer's death or catastrophic injury in the line of duty. (2) The department may acce…

(1) There is a Montana end of watch state special revenue account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 administered by the department. Pursuant to 2-15-2041, all interest and earnings from the end of watch trust fund established in 2-15-2041 must be depos…

(1) Each year on the anniversary of the first payment made under 2-15-2042(3), the catastrophically injured law enforcement officer, surviving spouse, other immediate family member, or agent of the catastrophically injured law enforcement officer, surviving spouse, or other immed…

(1) There is a volunteer board to oversee the administration of the Montana end of watch trust provided for in 2-15-2041 and to determine the eligibility of applicants seeking funds from the trust. The board is attached to the department for administrative purposes only, as provi…

(1) (a) Local governments that employ a law enforcement officer and provide health insurance benefits to an officer, an officer's spouse, or an officer's dependents shall: (i) enroll the officer and the officer's spouse and dependents in COBRA continuation coverage if the officer…

(1) The department of justice may assess a fee not to exceed 15% of the interest and earnings appropriated to the department from the trust for the purposes of administrating the end of watch trust fund. (2) The department may adopt rules for the purposes of executing its obligat…

(1) A law enforcement officer or the officer's immediate family is eligible for payment from the end of watch trust after the board established in 2-15-2044 approves the application. (2) A law enforcement officer or the officer's immediate family that meets the qualifications set…

(Temporary) Judicial performance evaluation commission -- appointment -- members -- rulemaking. (1) There is a judicial performance evaluation commission. The commission consists of 11 members as follows: (a) one member appointed by the president of the senate and one member appo…

(Temporary) Judicial performance evaluation commission -- salary and expenses -- staff -- administrative attachment. (1) A judicial performance evaluation commission member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service. A commission member may receive per diem…

(1) There is a mental health ombudsman. The ombudsman must be appointed by the governor for a term of 4 years. The ombudsman is attached to the office of the governor for administrative purposes. (2) The ombudsman shall provide an annual report to the governor and a biennial repo…

(1) There is a water and wastewater operators' advisory council. (2) The council consists of seven members. Except as provided in subsection (2)(e), the members must be appointed by the governor. The members are: (a) two members who are employed water supply system or water treat…

(1) There is a water pollution control advisory council. (2) The council consists of 11 members. The members are appointed by the governor and include: (a) a representative of industry concerned with the disposal of inorganic waste; (b) a representative of industry concerned with…

(1) There is a petroleum tank release compensation board. (2) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor as follows: (a) a representative of the financial or banking industry with experience in small business or property loans; (b) a representative of the petro…

(1) The governor shall appoint a mental disabilities board of visitors. (2) (a) The board shall consist of six persons who possess qualifications necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the board defined in 53-20-104 and 53-21-104. (b) The members of the board must meet th…

(1) There is created a reserved water rights compact commission. In negotiations, the commission is acting on behalf of the governor. (2) Subject to 5-5-234, commissioners are appointed as follows: (a) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, one from…

(1) There is an office of state director of Indian affairs. The office is allocated to the governor's office for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. (2) The state director must be appointed by the governor from a list of five qualified Indian applicants agreed…

(1) There is an office of economic development within the office of the governor. (2) The head of the office is the chief economic development officer, who must be appointed by the governor. (3) The office of economic development is composed of the following policy and program sp…

The chief economic development officer shall: (1) advise the governor on policy issues related to economic development; (2) coordinate the state's business recruitment, retention, and expansion efforts; (3) coordinate the development and distribution of a statewide coordinated st…

There is a department of public health and human services. The department head is a director of public health and human services appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-111.

There is a division of visual services within the department of public health and human services. The division head is an administrator appointed by the director of the department of public health and human services in accordance with classification requirements. The division is …

(1) There is an office of aging, headed by a coordinator of aging. The office is in the department of public health and human services. (2) The governor shall appoint an advisory council on aging. The council is composed of 11 members, a majority of whom must be 60 years of age o…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "governor-elect" means the person elected at a general election to the office of governor who is not the incumbent governor. (2) The department of administration shall provide the governor-elect and the …

(1) There is a committee on telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities. (2) The committee consists of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows: (a) four members who are persons with disabilities, two of whom must be deaf or hard-of-hearing; (b) two me…

(1) There is a Montana children's trust fund board, consisting of seven members appointed by the governor and serving 3-year terms. Two board members must be chosen from state government agencies involved in education and social work relating to children. The governor shall ensur…

(1) There is a trauma care committee. (2) The committee consists of members appointed by the governor as follows: (a) a member of the Montana committee on trauma of the American college of surgeons, who shall serve as presiding officer of the committee; (b) two members from each …

(1) There is a traumatic brain injury advisory council attached to the department of public health and human services for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. (2) The council is composed of the following members: (a) the director of the department of public hea…