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MT Code § 2-15-2217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2217. Traumatic brain injury advisory council

  2-15-2217. Traumatic brain injury advisory council. (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 health and human services or a designee;   (b) the superintendent of public instruction or a designee;   (c) a representative of a program that provides senior and long-term care services appointed by the director of the department of public health and human services;   (d) six members of the public, appointed by the governor, who represent:   (i) survivors of traumatic brain injury or family members of survivors of traumatic brain injury;   (ii) injury control or prevention programs; and   (iii) advocates for brain-injured persons.   (3) The public members of the advisory council shall serve 3-year terms. The initial appointments may specify a shorter length of the initial term in order to stagger the terms. Vacancies must be filled for the balance of an unexpired term. A member of the council may be reappointed.   (4) The advisory council shall meet quarterly, and the director of the department of public health and human services or a designee shall serve as presiding officer.   (5) The public members of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed as provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, subject to available funding.   (6) The advisory council shall:   (a) advise and make recommendations to the department of public health and human services and other state agencies on ways to improve and develop services regarding traumatic brain injury, including coordination of services between public and private entities;   (b) encourage citizen participation through the establishment of public hearings and other types of community outreach and prevention activities;   (c) encourage and stimulate research, public awareness, education, and prevention activities; and   (d) advise the department of public health and human services on the expenditures of the traumatic brain injury account established in 2-15-2218 and any grants made from that account.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 449, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2218. Traumatic brain injury account

  2-15-2218. Traumatic brain injury account. (1) There is a traumatic brain injury account in the state special revenue fund for purposes of traumatic brain injury prevention, education, and support.   (2) Money in this account may be used by the department of public health and human services to fund the advisory council and to provide grants for public information and prevention education regarding traumatic brain injury.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2219. and 2-15-2220 reserved

  2-15-2219 and 2-15-2220 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-2221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2221. Definitions

  2-15-2221. Definitions. As used in 2-15-2221 through 2-15-2226, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Agency" means a division of the department of public health and human services.   (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (3) "Outcome measure" means a quantifiable indicator of the public and customer benefits derived from actions by the department and its agencies.   (4) "Output measure" means a quantifiable indicator of the number of goods or services that the department or an agency produces.   (5) "Performance measures" means monitoring tools included in the department's or an agency's strategic plan that are intended to help guide government and make it accountable.   (6) "Strategic plan" means a planning document, covering up to 5 years, that contains the mission, goals, and objectives that the department or an agency intends to accomplish and the performance measures that will track success in meeting missions, goals, and objectives.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2222. Policy -- performance measures

  2-15-2222. Policy -- performance measures. (1) It is the policy of the legislature that the department shall adopt comprehensive accountability systems. As part of the accountability systems, the department shall develop strategic plans.   (2) The performance measures included in a strategic plan must indicate how progress toward the department's or an agency's goals and objectives is succeeding. Performance measures are intended to focus department or agency efforts in implementing legislative intent, prioritizing goals and objectives, and allocating resources. Performance measures must focus on key processes. Each measure must be central to the success of the process being measured. The performance measures must be designed to provide information that is meaningful and that is useful to decisionmakers.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2223. Criteria for measurement system

  2-15-2223. Criteria for measurement system. (1) The department's system of performance measures must satisfy the following criteria:   (a) The system must be result-oriented, focusing on outcome measures and output measures.   (b) The system must be selective, concentrating on the most important indicators of performance.   (c) The system must be useful, providing information that is of value to the department, the agency, and decisionmakers.   (d) The system must be accessible and must provide periodic information concerning results.   (e) The system must be reliable, providing accurate and consistent information.   (2) Unless otherwise provided by law, performance measures must be developed and revised as part of the strategic planning process in even-numbered years. The performance measures should not be designed to report every department or agency activity but must measure key processes and activities.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 185, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2224. System requirements -- input from legislative audit division

  2-15-2224. System requirements -- input from legislative audit division. All systems described in 2-15-2223(1) that support performance measure data collection must have effective controls that provide reasonable assurance that the information is properly collected and accurately reported. If directed by the legislative audit committee, the legislative audit division may provide information concerning the accuracy of data collection and reporting.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 185, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2225. Legislative use of performance measures

  2-15-2225. Legislative use of performance measures. (1) During an interim, the department shall report performance data to the children, families, health, and human services interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210, and to the office of budget and program planning. The committee shall use performance data in reviewing the department's strategic planning documents as they relate to prospective legislation.  (2) When reviewing the strategies of department or agency management in implementing programs authorized by the legislature, the committees may provide input on:   (a) the direct effects of each strategy on department and agency customers;   (b) the information that management needs to track progress toward achieving key goals and objectives;   (c) the performance measures that best reflect the expenditure of the department's and the agencies' budgets; and   (d) whether the performance measures clearly relate to the department's and the agencies' missions, goals, objectives, and strategic plan.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 185, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-15-2226 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2226. Department and agency use of performance measures

  2-15-2226. Department and agency use of performance measures. Department and agency managers shall use performance measures as an integral part of their strategic and operational management for the department or an agency. Performance measures must be derived from the department's or an agency's mission, goals, objectives, and strategies with an emphasis on serving the department's or an agency's customers. In the review in even-numbered years, the department and its agencies shall assess and propose changes needed to make certain that existing performance measures relate logically to other elements of the strategic plan and provide a focus on serving customers.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 185, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-2227 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2227. through 2-15-2229 reserved

  2-15-2227 through 2-15-2229 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-2230 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 22. Department of Public Health and Human Services|2-15-2230. Dispute resolution requirement for contracts

  2-15-2230. Dispute resolution requirement for contracts. Each written contract that the department of public health and human services enters into for the provision of human services to a third party must contain a clause providing for a dispute resolution process in the event of disagreement between the contractor and the department about the terms of the contract.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-2301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2301. Department of corrections -- head

  2-15-2301. Department of corrections -- head. There is a department of corrections. The department head is a director of corrections appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-111.   History: En. 82A-801 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-801; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-15-2302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2302. Repealed

  2-15-2302. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 392, L. 2017.   History: En. 82A-804 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 333, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-804; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 574, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 420, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 559, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 102, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 2015.
MT Code § 2-15-2303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2303. Repealed

  2-15-2303. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 495, L. 1979.   History: En. 82A-806 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-806.
MT Code § 2-15-2304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2304. Repealed

  2-15-2304. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 286, L. 1981.   History: En. 82A-805 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-805.
MT Code § 2-15-2305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2305. Montana board of pardons and parole -- composition and qualifications -- allocation -- quasi-judicial

  2-15-2305. Montana board of pardons and parole -- composition and qualifications -- allocation -- quasi-judicial. (1) There is a board of pardons and parole consisting of five members.   (2) Board members must possess at least one of the following qualifications:   (a) a college degree in criminology, corrections, or a related social science;   (b) at least 5 years of extensive work experience in corrections, the criminal justice system, or criminal law; or   (c) a law degree.   (3) Consideration should be given to balancing members' expertise or knowledge of:   (a) American Indian culture;   (b) serious mental illness and recovery from serious mental illness; and   (c) victim awareness.   (4) Board members shall serve staggered 6-year terms. The terms of board members run with the position, and if a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired portion of the term.   (5) The governor shall designate the presiding officer, as provided in 2-15-124. The governor may designate a different presiding officer at any time. If the governor designates a different presiding officer, the former presiding officer still serves as a board member unless removed for cause pursuant to 2-15-124(6).   (6) The board is allocated to the department of corrections 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.   (7) The board is designated as a quasi-judicial board for purposes of 2-15-124, except that board members must be compensated as provided in 46-23-111, the terms of board members must be staggered as provided in subsection (4), and the provisions of 2-15-124(1) do not apply to the board.   (8) A favorable vote of a majority of the members of the board is required to implement a policy, procedure, or administrative rule. A favorable vote of the majority of the members of a hearing panel, as defined in 46-23-103, is required to make decisions regarding parole and executive clemency.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 392, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-2306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2306. Renumbered 2-15-2008

  2-15-2306. Renumbered 2-15-2008. Sec. 4, Ch. 5, L. 2021.
MT Code § 2-15-2307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 23. Department of Corrections|2-15-2307. Repealed

  2-15-2307. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 5, L. 2021.  History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 416, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-2401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 24. Department of Family Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|2-15-2401. Repealed

  2-15-2401. Repealed. Sec. 567, Ch. 546, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 609, L. 1987.
MT Code § 2-15-2402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 24. Department of Family Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|2-15-2402. Renumbered 2-15-2214

  2-15-2402. Renumbered 2-15-2214. Sec. 568, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-15-2501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2501. Department of transportation -- head

  2-15-2501. Department of transportation -- head. There is a department of transportation. The department head is the director of transportation appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-111. The department may have as many divisions as are necessary, but it must have divisions of:   (1) highways;   (2) aeronautics;   (3) administration;   (4) rail and transit; and   (5) motor carrier services.   History: En. 82A-701 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 204, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-701; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 2-15-2502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2502. Transportation commission

  2-15-2502. Transportation commission. (1) There is a transportation commission composed of five members. One member must be a resident of and appointed from each of these districts, each composed of the counties named:   (a) District 1. Lincoln, Flathead, Sanders, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Granite, Powell;   (b) District 2. Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Madison, Gallatin, Meagher, Broadwater, Jefferson, Park;   (c) District 3. Glacier, Toole, Liberty, Hill, Blaine, Pondera, Teton, Chouteau, Cascade, Lewis and Clark;   (d) District 4. Carter, Powder River, Fallon, Custer, Rosebud, Garfield, Phillips, Valley, McCone, Prairie, Dawson, Wibaux, Richland, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan;   (e) District 5. Golden Valley, Stillwater, Carbon, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Musselshell, Judith Basin, Fergus, Petroleum, Treasure, Wheatland, Sweet Grass.   (2) Of the members appointed from districts 1, 3, 4, and 5, at least one must have specific knowledge of Indian culture and tribal transportation needs. The member provided for under this subsection must be selected by the governor after consultation with the Montana members of the Montana-Wyoming tribal leaders council.   (3) Two members may not be residents of the same district at the time of appointment or during their respective terms of office.   (4) Not more than three members may at the time of appointment or during their respective terms be members of the same political party.   (5) An elective state official or state officer, during the term of office to which elected or appointed, or a state employee may not be a member of the commission.   (6) A resolution, motion, or other decision of the commission may not be adopted or passed without the favorable vote of at least three members.   (7) The commission is allocated to the department of transportation for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.   (8) The commission is designated as a quasi-judicial board for purposes of 2-15-124; however, the provision of 2-15-124(1) that at least one member of a quasi-judicial board be an attorney does not apply to the commission.   (9) The commission may adopt rules necessary for its government.   (10) The director of transportation or the director's designee shall act as liaison between the commission and the department.   History: En. Sec. 4-102, Ch. 197, L. 1965; Sec. 32-2402, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 82A-706.1 by Sec. 72, Ch. 316, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 186, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-706.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 587, L. 1999.
MT Code § 2-15-2503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2503. and 2-15-2504 reserved

  2-15-2503 and 2-15-2504 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-2505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2505. Purpose

  2-15-2505. Purpose. (1) The legislature intends, through the creation of a department of transportation within the executive branch of state government, to:   (a) provide the means to plan for the present and future transportation needs of the citizens of Montana;   (b) assure that transportation remains a viable element in the private sector of the economy; and   (c) provide energy-efficient and ecologically compatible transportation services with optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.   (2) It is the policy of the state of Montana that adequate, safe, and efficient transportation facilities and services of all modes are essential to the economic growth of the state and the well-being of its people and that the planning and development of those facilities and services be coordinated by a department of transportation that has overall responsibility for balanced transportation policy and planning.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 2-15-2506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2506. Board of aeronautics -- qualification -- allocation -- quasi-judicial

  2-15-2506. Board of aeronautics -- qualification -- allocation -- quasi-judicial. (1) There is a board of aeronautics.   (2) The board consists of nine members. The members are:   (a) one member of the Montana pilots' association;   (b) one member of the Montana chamber of commerce;   (c) one representative of the Montana airport management association;   (d) one member of the Montana county commissioners association or the Montana league of cities and towns;   (e) one person actively engaged in aviation education in this state;   (f) one person representative of interstate commercial airline operators, who must at the time of appointment be an employee or official of an interstate commercial airline operator and a resident of this state;   (g) one person representing the general public;   (h) one member of the association of Montana aerial applicators; and   (i) one person who must at the time of appointment be an active fixed base operator in this state, or an official of a fixed base operator in this state, of flying services or flying schools.   (3) The board is allocated to the department of transportation for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.   (4) The board is designated as a quasi-judicial board for purposes of 2-15-124.   (5) The administrator of the aeronautics division shall act as liaison between the board and the department of transportation.   History: En. 82A-905 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 348, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-905; MCA 1979, 2-15-1103; redes. 2-15-1812 by Sec. 12, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 685, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 512, L. 1991; Sec. 2-15-1812, MCA 1989; redes. 2-15-2506 by Sec. 17, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 394, L. 1993.