Montana State Legislature
2023-2024 State-Tribal Relations Committee
Next Scheduled Meeting:
The committee's last scheduled meeting was held September 6, 2024.
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Committee Staff:
Casey Pallister, Research Analyst
Laura Sankey Keip, Attorney
Maddelyn Black, Secretary
The State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) acts as a liaison with tribal governments in Montana, encourages state-tribal and local government-tribal cooperation, and conducts interim studies as assigned. The committee may also propose legislation and report its activities, findings, or recommendations to the Legislature. STRC is the only bipartisan committee of the Legislature, and has a total of 10 appointed legislative members.
The committee's statutory duties are in 5-5-229, MCA.
Committee Members
The audio minutes are the official minutes of the committee. Both the video and audio recordings of each meeting are available shortly after the meeting ends. A minutes log will be published later, noting the time at which various items were discussed.
September 6, 2024 - Zoom
Agenda - Minutes- Audio / Video
August 8, 2024 - Pablo
Agenda - Minutes - Audio/ Video
August 7, 2024 - Browning
Agenda -
Minutes - Audio / Video
June 6, 2024 - Billings
Agenda - Minutes - Audio / Video
June 5, 2024 - Crow Agency
Agenda - Minutes - Audio / Video
June 5, 2024 - Northern Cheyenne
Agenda - Minutes - Audio / Video
April 4, 2024 - Fort Peck
Agenda -
Minutes - Audio / Video
April 3, 2024 - Fort Belknap
Agenda - Minutes - Audio / Video
January 11, 2024
Agenda-
Minutes- Audio / Video
October 6, 2023 - Box Elder, MT
Agenda - Minutes - Video
Interim Studies
The Legislative Council assigns studies to the STRC for the 2023-2024 interim. Committee options and decisions will be made on how to perform each study. More information about each study will be available on study pages linked below.
Assigned Studies
HJ 1: Interim Study on Missing Youth
Committee Topics
- Education
- OPI Montana Indian Language Program (MILP) Update - July 2023
- BPE Indian Education for All (IEFA)
- Correctional System
Resources and publications
The STRC will determine over the course of the 2023-24 interim whether to pursue any legislative proposals related to its work.
Rules, Guidelines, and Procedures for Interim Committees
Work Plan: Approved by STRC with changes to the interim schedule.