Montana Code 2-15-2044. Montana end of watch trust board
2-15-2044. Montana end of watch trust board. (1) There is a volunteer board to oversee the administration of the Montana end of watch trust provided for in 2-15-2041. The board is attached to the department for administrative purposes only, as provided in 2-15-121.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-15-2044
- Agency: means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of state government. See Montana Code 2-15-102
- Department: means a principal functional and administrative entity that:
(a)is created by this chapter within the executive branch of state government;
(b)is one of the 20 principal departments permitted under the constitution; and
(c)includes its units. See Montana Code 2-15-102
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(2)The board consists of five members appointed by the attorney general, including:
(a)a representative of the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;
(b)a representative of the Montana police protective association;
(c)a representative of the association of Montana troopers;
(d)a representative of the Montana association of chiefs of police; and
(e)a representative from the department.
(3)The board shall:
(a)meet at least once each fiscal year;
(b)act as an advocate for law enforcement officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty and the surviving immediate family members of officers who died in the line of duty; and
(c)settle disputes and concerns regarding trust benefits.
(4)The representatives in subsection (2) must be sworn actors of a participating agency.