Title 2, Title 2

(1) Plans and reports required under 2-17-524 must be submitted to the department for review and approval according to a schedule adopted by the department. The schedule must provide for approval of plans no later than June 30 in each even-numbered year. (2) The department may re…

(1) The department shall establish and maintain appropriate information technology resources for state agencies for use in access to information and services by citizens, businesses, and other government entities. State agencies shall establish digital access systems that meet mi…

(1) The department shall: (a) establish policies, framework, controls, standards, procedures, and guidelines for the digital access systems; (b) establish appropriate services to support state agencies' use of the digital access systems; and (c) develop user-friendly systems for …

The department is responsible for providing centralized management and coordination of state policies for security of data and information technology resources and shall: (1) establish and maintain the minimum policies, framework, controls, standards, procedures, and guidelines t…

(1) The department of justice shall: (a) coordinate public safety communications on behalf of public and private safety agencies as provided in 2-17-544, 2-17-545, and this section; and (b) manage the state 9-1-1 program as provided for in Title 10, chapter 4, part 3. (2) The dep…

The mutual aid frequency program for land mobile radio is designed to provide public and private safety agencies with a set of land mobile radio frequencies and predetermined operational parameters that serve as a basis for initial, on-scene emergency coordination and the resolut…

The department of justice shall develop and maintain a manual that includes policies and procedures for the effective and efficient use of mutual aid frequencies for land mobile radio.

The provisions of this part do not apply to the criminal justice information network or its successor except for the provisions dealing with the purchase, maintenance, and allocation of telecommunication service delivery. However, the department of justice shall cooperate with th…

Sections 2-17-550 through 2-17-553 may be cited as the "Governmental Internet Information Privacy Act".

As used in 2-17-550 through 2-17-553, the following definitions apply: (1) "Collect" means the gathering of personally identifiable information about a user of an internet service, online service, or website by or on behalf of the provider or operator of that service or website b…

(1) A government operator may not collect personally identifiable information online from a user unless the operator complies with the provisions of this section. (2) (a) A government operator shall ensure the information delivery system or platform: (i) identifies who operates t…

Sections 2-17-550 through 2-17-553 are not intended to expand or restrict the individual right of privacy or the public right to know or to change the rights and obligations of persons, state agencies, or local governments that are otherwise provided by law.

The remaining balances for long-range information technology capital projects previously approved by the legislature and identified as long-range information technology capital projects in an appropriation act are reappropriated for the purposes of the original appropriation unti…

Amounts appropriated by the legislature to executive branch agencies, other than the university system, for long-range information technology capital projects may not be encumbered until project and security plans are approved by the chief information officer and the budget direc…

(1) The legislature recognizes that access to affordable, high-speed internet services is critical to the state's economic future and that the planning, development, and delivery of quality internet services should be a coordinated effort among state government, local governments…

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Agency" has the meaning provided for in 2-15-102. (2) "Internet services provider" means a person or an entity that provides a service, available to the public, that enables the person's or entity's customers to access t…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b), an agency or political subdivision of the state may not directly or through another agency or political subdivision be an internet services provider. (2) (a) An agency or political subdivision may act as an internet services …

An agency or political subdivision is encouraged to publish its requirements for internet services and to use, to the maximum extent possible, private internet services providers to deliver internet services to the public.

This part may be cited as the "Capitol Complex Master Plan Act".

As used in part 1 and this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Capitol" means the building dedicated as the Montana state capitol in 1902. (2) "Capitol complex" means the capitol building and all the state buildings within a 10-mile radius of the capitol building but does…

(1) There is a capitol complex advisory council. (2) The council consists of nine members as follows: (a) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker on a bipartisan basis; (b) two members of the senate appointed by the committee on committees on a bipart…

(1) The council shall: (a) adopt an art and memorial plan for the placement of art and memorials in the capitol complex and on the capitol complex grounds; (b) review proposals for long-term displays of up to 50 years, subject to renewal, in the capitol complex and on the capitol…

(1) With advice from the council and the legislative council, the department of administration shall establish and maintain a long-range master plan that is updated at a minimum on a decennial basis for the orderly development of the capitol complex. The long-range master plan mu…

The department of administration, with the advice of the council and the legislative council, shall establish policies governing maintenance and beautification of the capitol, executive residence, and original governor's mansion. The policies must provide that all historic furnis…

(1) A state building, space, or room in the capitol complex may not be named after an individual or a bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display may not be displayed on a long-term basis in the capitol complex or on the capitol complex grounds unless the building, s…

(1) The following busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays are to be placed for up to 50 years, subject to renewal, in the capitol: (a) the busts of Thomas J. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, and Joseph Dixon; (b) the plaques commemorating Theodore Brantley, Fred …

(1) If future senate bodies determine that the location of the senate chambers should be moved, the department of administration shall keep and maintain the physical structure and location of the present senate chambers as a single room that must be used for legislative purposes.…

(1) The department of administration is custodian of all state property and grounds in the capitol complex. (2) (a) The department shall supervise and direct the work of caring for and maintaining buildings and equipment in the capitol complex. (b) The department shall provide or…

(1) The department of administration shall maintain an inventory of commemorative displays, statues, artwork, plaques, and other improvements upon the grounds of the capitol complex, including the executive residence and the original governor's mansion. (2) The Montana historical…

A bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display in possession of the state that may have been associated with the capitol complex but is not listed under 2-17-808 is entrusted to the Montana historical society for storage or temporary display until a suitable location …

The director of the department of administration may enter into an agreement with the city of Helena, Montana, to authorize capitol security guards employed by the department to issue citations for parking violations as defined by state or municipal laws that occur within the bou…

(1) The department of administration shall set aside on the capitol grounds an area on the west side of the capitol for a memorial to Montana's slain highway patrol officers. The area must be agreed upon between the Montana highway patrol and the department of administration and …

(1) The justice and state library building located at 215 north Sanders in Helena is named the Joseph P. Mazurek building. (2) A plaque and memorial commemorating Joseph P. Mazurek may be placed on the capitol complex grounds subject to review by the council according to the crit…

(Temporary) Memorial for Montana's organ donors -- display -- private funding. (1) Subject to 2-17-807(4) and other provisions of Title 2, chapter 17, part 8, including review by the capitol complex advisory council, a memorial honoring organ donors of Montana must be displayed o…

(1) The legislative council may prepare a written report of its activities and recommendations related to its duties under 2-17-805(2) to assist the legislature in determining whether the recommendations should be implemented. (2) If a report is prepared, it must be submitted to …