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MT Code § 2-15-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-104. Structure of executive branch

  2-15-104. Structure of executive branch. (1) In accordance with the constitution, all executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of state government and their respective functions are allocated by this chapter among and within the following departments or entities:   (a) department of administration;   (b) department of military affairs;   (c) department of revenue;   (d) state board of education;   (e) department of labor and industry;   (f) department of commerce;   (g) department of justice;   (h) department of public health and human services;   (i) department of corrections;   (j) department of transportation;   (k) department of public service regulation;   (l) department of agriculture;   (m) department of livestock;   (n) department of natural resources and conservation;   (o) department of fish, wildlife, and parks;   (p) department of environmental quality.   (2) For its internal structure, each department shall adhere to the following standard terms:   (a) The principal unit of a department is a division. Each division is headed by an administrator.   (b) The principal unit of a division is a bureau. Each bureau is headed by a chief.   (c) The principal unit of a bureau is a section. Each section is headed by a supervisor.   History: En. 82A-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 250, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 358, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 51, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 213, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-104; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 7, 568, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-15-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-105. Attorney general, state auditor, superintendent of public instruction, and secretary of state -- powers as department heads

  2-15-105. Attorney general, state auditor, superintendent of public instruction, and secretary of state -- powers as department heads. The attorney general, state auditor, superintendent of public instruction, and secretary of state have, in addition to any other power vested by the Montana constitution or by law, the same powers accorded the heads of departments by this part. No duties relating to the governor or requirements for permission from or approval by the governor in this part apply to such elected officials in the exercise of such power unless a statute specifically requires the elected official to perform such duty or obtain such permission or approval.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1983.
MT Code § 2-15-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-106. and 2-15-107 reserved

  2-15-106 and 2-15-107 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-108. Gender and racial balance -- report to legislature

  2-15-108. Gender and racial balance -- report to legislature. (1) As vacancies occur and appointments are made, all appointing authorities of all appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils of state government shall take positive action to attain gender balance and proportional representation of minorities resident in Montana to the greatest extent possible.   (2) Pursuant to subsection (1), the secretary of state shall publish in the Montana Administrative Register on a monthly basis the recent appointments made by the executive branch and the upcoming vacancies on executive boards and commissions.   (3) The governor shall report to the legislature, as provided in 5-11-210, on the progress made toward achieving the goals set forth in this section.   History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 208, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 349, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-15-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-109. and 2-15-110 reserved

  2-15-109 and 2-15-110 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-111. Appointment and qualifications of department heads

  2-15-111. Appointment and qualifications of department heads. (1) At the beginning of each gubernatorial term, the governor shall appoint each department head who serves as a director as provided in this chapter.   (2) An appointment of a director by the governor is subject to the confirmation of the senate, except that the governor may appoint a director to assume office before the senate meets in its next regular session to consider the appointment. A director so appointed is vested with all the functions of the office upon assuming the office and is a de jure officer, notwithstanding the fact that the senate has not yet confirmed the appointment. If the senate does not confirm the appointment of a director, the governor shall make a new appointment.   (3) A director serves at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may remove a director at any time and appoint a new director to the office.   (4) The governor shall select a director on the basis of the person's professional and administrative knowledge and experience and additional qualifications that are provided by law.   (5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a director, the governor shall appoint a new director to serve at the pleasure of the governor.   (6) Heads of departments who are not directors must be elected or appointed and serve and have their vacancies filled as provided by law.   History: En. 82A-106 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-106; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-113. Prior right of department head to agencies and records

  2-15-113. Prior right of department head to agencies and records. Each department head designated by this chapter or appointed by the governor has, before assuming the office of the department head, full access to all agencies and their records within the department created by this chapter for the purpose of formulating plans for internal organization and the fiscal and personnel administration of the department.   History: En. 82A-109 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-109.
MT Code § 2-15-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-114. Security responsibilities of departments for data

  2-15-114. Security responsibilities of departments for data. Each department head is responsible for ensuring an adequate level of security for all data within that department and shall:   (1) develop and maintain written internal policies and procedures to ensure security of data. The internal policies and procedures are confidential information and exempt from public inspection, except that the information must be available to the legislative auditor in performing postauditing duties.   (2) designate an information security manager to administer the department's security program for data;   (3) implement appropriate cost-effective safeguards to reduce, eliminate, or recover from identified threats to data;   (4) ensure that internal evaluations of the security program for data are conducted. The results of the internal evaluations are confidential and exempt from public inspection, except that the information must be available to the legislative auditor in performing postauditing duties.   (5) include appropriate security requirements, as determined by the department, in the written specifications for the department's solicitation of data and information technology resources; and   (6) include a general description of the existing security program and future plans for ensuring security of data in the agency information technology plan as provided for in 2-17-523.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 592, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 114, L. 2003.
MT Code § 2-15-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-115. Notice of estimated turnaround time on application for permit or license

  2-15-115. Notice of estimated turnaround time on application for permit or license. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), an application form issued by an agency that is an application for a permit or a license must include, either as an attachment or directly on the form, the estimated time it will take for the agency to process and act on a correctly completed application form.   (2) In specifying the estimated turnaround time, an agency may use either the average turnaround time for applications or an estimate based on the percentage of applications processed within the most common turnaround time.   (3) This section does not apply to an application processed on the same day that the application is received.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1999.
MT Code § 2-15-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-116. through 2-15-120 reserved

  2-15-116 through 2-15-120 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-121. Allocation for administrative purposes only

  2-15-121. Allocation for administrative purposes only. (1) An agency allocated to a department for administrative purposes only in this chapter shall:  (a) (i) exercise its quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative, licensing, and policymaking functions independently of the department and without approval or control of the department except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(ii);   (ii) accede, if the agency is a licensing board regulated by the department of labor and industry under Title 37, to the active supervision required by 37-1-121(1)(d);   (b) submit its budgetary requests through the department; and   (c) submit reports required of it by law or by the governor through the department.   (2) The department to which an agency is allocated for administrative purposes only in this title shall:   (a) direct and supervise the budgeting, recordkeeping, reporting, and related administrative and clerical functions of the agency;   (b) include the agency's budgetary requests in the departmental budget;   (c) collect all revenues for the agency and deposit them in the proper fund or account. Except as provided in 37-1-101, the department may not use or divert the revenues from the fund or account for purposes other than provided by law.   (d) provide staff for the agency. Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, the agency may not hire its own personnel.   (e) print and disseminate for the agency any required notices, rules, or orders adopted, amended, or repealed by the agency.   (3) The department head of a department to which any agency is allocated for administrative purposes only in this chapter shall:   (a) represent the agency in communications with the governor;   (b) allocate office space to the agency as necessary, subject to the approval of the department of administration.   History: En. 82A-108 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-108; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 322, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-123. Administratively created agencies -- prohibition

  2-15-123. Administratively created agencies -- prohibition. The governor, a department head, or any other official of the executive branch of state government or an agency may not, by administrative action, create or attempt to create an agency of state government. This section does not apply to:   (1) advisory councils created in accordance with 2-15-122;   (2) units within the internal structure of a department established under 2-15-112(1)(g).   History: En. 82A-111 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-111.
MT Code § 2-15-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-125. Future agencies and functions

  2-15-125. Future agencies and functions. If an agency or a function is not allocated or transferred to a department or a constitutional office by this chapter or any other act of the legislature, the governor shall, by executive order, allocate that agency for administrative purposes only or function to the appropriate principal department or constitutional office. The governor shall transmit copies of all executive orders issued under this section to the legislature at its next regular session.   History: En. 82A-115 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-115.
MT Code § 2-15-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-126. Terminated

  2-15-126. Terminated. Sec. 4, Ch. 237, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-15-127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-127. Terminated

  2-15-127. Terminated. Sec. 4, Ch. 237, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 237, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-15-128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-128. Terminated

  2-15-128. Terminated. Sec. 4, Ch. 237, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 237, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-15-129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-129. reserved

  2-15-129 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-130. Compliance with Military Selective Service Act required for employment -- rulemaking

  2-15-130. Compliance with Military Selective Service Act required for employment -- rulemaking. (1) An agency of state government or of the Montana university system may not employ, on a full-time or part-time basis, in a permanent or temporary position, an individual who has failed to comply with the registration requirements of the federal Military Selective Service Act, 50 App. U.S.C. 451, et seq. However, this prohibition does not apply to an individual who:   (a) by a preponderance of the evidence shows that the failure to register was not done knowingly or willfully; or   (b) is exempt from registration under the provisions of the Military Selective Service Act.   (2) The department of administration and the board of regents shall adopt rules to implement this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 320, L. 2001.
MT Code § 2-15-131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-131. Rights of state personnel

  2-15-131. Rights of state personnel. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, each state officer or employee affected by a reorganization of the executive branch of state government under this chapter is entitled to all rights that the officer or employee possessed as a state officer or employee before the effective date of the applicable reorganization law, including rights to tenure in office and of pay, rights to vacation pay, sick pay, and leave, rights under any retirement or personnel plan or labor union contract, rights to compensatory time earned, and any other rights under any law or administrative policy. This section is not intended to create any new rights for any state officer or employee but to continue only those rights in effect before the effective date of the applicable part of the reorganization law.   History: En. 82A-116 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-116; amd. Sec. 74, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 81, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-132. Rights to property

  2-15-132. Rights to property. The department or unit of a department that succeeds to all or part of the functions of an agency under a reorganization within the executive branch also succeeds to the rights to all real and personal property of that agency relating to the functions or parts of functions transferred. The property includes real property, records, office equipment, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, appropriations, accounts within and outside of the state treasury, funds, vehicles, and all other similar property. However, the department or unit may not use or divert money in a fund or account for a purpose other than provided by law. The governor shall resolve any conflict as to the proper disposition of the property, and the governor's decision is final. This section does not apply to property owned by the federal government.   History: En. 82A-117 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-117; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-133. Rules and orders

  2-15-133. Rules and orders. The department or unit thereof that succeeds to all or part of the functions of an agency under a reorganization within the executive branch also succeeds to the rules and orders of that agency relating to the functions or parts of functions transferred. The rules and orders of any agency in effect before the effective date of the transfer remain in effect until amended, repealed, superseded, or nullified by proper authority or by law.   History: En. 82A-118 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-118; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 2-15-134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-134. Legal proceedings

  2-15-134. Legal proceedings. The transfer or abolition of an agency or function by a reorganization within the executive branch does not affect the validity of any judicial or administrative proceeding pending or which could have been commenced before the effective date of the transfer or abolition, and the department or unit which succeeds to the functions of an agency relating to the proceeding shall be substituted as a party in interest.   History: En. 82A-119 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-119; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 2-15-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-135. Rights and duties under existing transactions

  2-15-135. Rights and duties under existing transactions. The rights, privileges, and duties of the holders of bonds and other obligations issued and of the parties to contracts, leases, indentures, and other transactions entered into before the effective date of a transfer of functions by a reorganization within the executive branch, by the state or by any agency, officer, or employee thereof, and covenants and agreements as set forth therein remain in effect, and none of those rights, privileges, duties, covenants, or agreements are impaired or diminished by reason of the transfer of the functions of an agency or the abolition of an agency. The department or unit which succeeds to the functions of an agency is substituted for that agency and succeeds to its rights and duties under the provisions of those bonds, contracts, leases, indentures, and other transactions.   History: En. 82A-120 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-120; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 2-15-136 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-136. References

  2-15-136. References. Unless inconsistent with this chapter, if an agency is abolished or if a function of an agency is transferred to another agency, references to the abolished agency or to the agency whose functions were transferred in any law, contract, or other document shall apply to the agency which succeeds to the functions which were transferred.   History: En. 82A-121 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-121; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 2-15-137 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-137. Federal aid

  2-15-137. Federal aid. If any part of a reorganization within the executive branch is ruled to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the receipt of federal aid by the state, an agency, or a political subdivision, that part of the reorganization has no effect and the governor may issue an executive order which substitutes for that part to the extent necessary to effectuate the receipt of federal aid. The order is effective until the legislature again acts upon the matter.   History: En. 82A-122 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 358, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-122; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 2-15-138 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-138. through 2-15-140 reserved

  2-15-138 through 2-15-140 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-141 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 1. General Provisions|2-15-141. Definitions

  2-15-141. Definitions. As used in 2-15-141 through 2-15-143, the following definitions apply:   (1) "State agency" means a department, board, or commission of the executive branch of state government.   (2) "Tribal government" means the officially recognized government of any tribe or nation.   (3) "Tribal officials" means the elected or appointed officials of a tribal government.   (4) "Tribe" means an Indian tribe that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by the state.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 568, L. 2003.