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MONTANA SENATE 65th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE
Date: Wednesday, April 5,2017 Time: 8:00 AM Place: Capitol Room:317
BILLS and RESOLUTIONS HEARD:
HB 638 - Fund direct care worker wage increases in developmental disability services - Rep. Jon Knokey HB 639 - Revising funding for health care services - Rep. Rob Cook HB 642 - lmplement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Sec. A - Rep. Brad Tschida HB 647 - Generally revise education funding, implement general appropriations bill - Rep. Donald Jones HB 648 - Authorize transfers and clarify natural resources funding (Sec. C) - Rep. Carl Glimm HB 650 - lmplement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D - Rep. Randy Brodehl
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Gomments: N4ONTANA STATE SHNATE ROtL CAtt FNNANCE AND CtANN4S CON4N{NTTEE DATE: 6/h"/ f _, 20n7 NAN[E PRESENT ABSENT/ EXCUSED Chairman Jones Vice Chair Moore Senator Ankney Senator Caferro Senator Gauthier A^fia-lr.*, ,til V Senator Howard t/ Senator Kary t/ Senator Keenan Senator Lang Sen. McNally Senator Olszewski Senator Osmundson ,/ Senator Phillips Senator Sesso Senator Smith Senator Welborn Senator Whitford Senator Wolken SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT April 5,2017 Page I of 12
Mr. President:
We, your committee on Finance and Claims report that House Bill647 (third reading copy -- blue) be concurred in as amended.
Signed: Senator Llew Jones, Chair
To be carried by Senator Llew Jones
And. that such amendments read: 1. Title, page L, line 4. Strike: the third occurrence of "ACT" 2. Tj-tle, Page I, line 6. FoJ.J.owing: "PAYMENT" INSETT: ''AND SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND BLOCK GRANTS; INCREASING THE GUARANTEED TAX BASE MULTIPLIER''
3. Title, page I, line B. Strike: "REPEALING" through "PAYMENT;" InseTT: ''REDIRECTING ANY EXCESS INTEREST AND INCOME REVENUE FROM SCHOOL TRUST LANDS TO SCHOOL FACIL]T]ES; ELIMINATING INFLATIONARY ]NCREASES FOR COUNTY SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS; " 4. Title, page I, Iine 12. FolJ.owing: "TRANSFERS; " Insert: "CREATING A NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT K-t2 SCHOOL FACTLITIES PAYMENT; CREATING A COAL-FIRED GENERATING UNIT CLOSURE MITIGATION BLOCK GRANT;'' 5. Title, page I, line 13. St'rike: "20- 9-308, " Strikez "20-9-323, 20-9-326,"
Committee Vote: Yes 17, No I Fiscal Note Required X
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6. Titl-e, page t, l-ine 74. Following: "20-9-622, " Insertz "20-9-630, 20-9-632," 1. Titl-e, page 7, line 14 through l-ine 15. Strike: "REPEALING" on line 14 throuqh "MCA,'" on line 15
B . Page 5, l-ine 15 . Strike: "school-" through "and" Insert: "any portion of the combined fund block grant al-l-ocated to the district general fund by the trustees pursuant to 20- 9-630; (vi) if appficable, a coal-fired generating unit cfosure mi f i a=1. i nn l^''l .lr-k IttILf 9AUrVll V!VU^ YrqrrUrrranj- esqO nrorriy!VVlvss flcj i n LrvvLrvlriscr'f inn 19.|tJ J ,: :ndtt Renumber: subsequent subsections
9. Page 1 , line 3. Strike: "A_!d" f0. Page J , line 4. FoJ.J.owing: I'a1fd' Insert: tt ; and (q) the total data-for-achievement payment" 11. Page l, line 9. FoJ-J.owing : I'paltltetrf,r' Insert: "100? of the total- data-for-achj-evement payment, " L2. Page B, line 24. FolJ-owing : rrpraltlterrtT'r Insert: "the total- data-for-achievement payment, " 13. Page 10, l-ine 16. FoJ.J'owing: l-ine 16 Insert: " (15) "Total data-for-achievement payment" means the payment provided in 20-9-325 resulting from multiplying $20 for fiscal year 201-6 and $20.36 for each succeeding fiscal- year by the district's ANB calculated in accordance with 20-9-311. " Renr:mber: subsequent subsections L4. Page 10, l-ine 2I through page !!, line 23. Strike: section 6 in its entirety Renrrmber: subseguent sections 15. Page 16, li-ne 10 through page If , line 24. Strike: sections 8 and 9 in their entiretv Renumber: subsequent sections
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16. Page 11 , line 21 . FolJ.owing: rr+++rl Insert: " (1) " 71. Page 18, line 1. Strike: "Usq," Insert: "Except as provided in subsection (2), money" 1-8. Page 18, line 9. FoJ-lowing: l-ine 9 Insert i " (2) Any excess i-nterest and income revenue deposited in the guarantee account in each fiscal year must be distributed in accordance with 20-9-622 (2) - (3) For purposes of this section, "excess interest and income revenue" means an annuaf amount in excess of $55 million." 19. Page 19, l-ine 11. Strike: "Cnd" 20. Page L9, line L2. FoJ.J-owing: "payment; " Insert: ttand (vi) the total data-for-achievement payment; " 2I. Page 19, l-ine 19. Strike ' I'and'l 22. Page 19, line 20. Following: "payment; " Insert: ttand (vi) the total data-for-achievement payment; " 23. Page 19, line 29. Strike ' I'and'l 24. Page 20, line 1. FolJ-owing: rrPralt11erttrr Insert: ", and the total data-for-achievement payment"
25. Page 20, l-ine 21 . FoJ.J.owing: l-ine 21 Insert: "(b) the total- data-for-achievement payment;" Renumber: subseguent subsectj-ons 26. Page 2I, line 5. FoJ-J.owing: "193?" Insert: "for fiscal- year 20L8,2L6Z for fiscal year 2019,224% for fiscal- year 2020, and 2322 for fiscal year 202I and each succeedinq fiscal vear"
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27 . Page 23, Ii-ne 5. Following: "M@" Insert: " (2) " 28. Page 26, line 11. Following: fr+t-|'l Insert: " (1) " 29. Page 26, line 13. Strike: "l-1)" Insert: " (a) " 30. Page 26, line 14. Strike ' tt JLn Insert: " (b) "
J,L. yaqe zt. Following: tine 4 Insert i ,, (2) Any excess interest and income revenue deposited in the guarantee account for distribution under this section must be transferred to the school- facility and technology account provided for in 20-9-516." 32. Paqe zt. FolJ.owing: line 4 "section 14. section 20-9-630, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-630. Sehool district b].ock grants. (1) (a) The office of public instruction shall provide ffi (i) tire revenue feeeived by eaeh distfiet in fiseal yeaf
f-q-q-q-ff}t qrr\4 (ii) any reimbursemelrt to be made to a sehoot disbriet block grants to school- districts in accordance with this section. (b) The electronic reporting system that is used by the office of public instruction and school districts must be used to all-ocate the block grant amount into each district's budget as an anticipated revenue source by fund. (2) If the legisfature enacts a rei-mbursement provision effective on or after Jul-v l-, 201-7, that is to be distributed pursuant to this secti-on, the office of public instruction shal-l- determine the reimbursement amount as provided in the enactment and add the appropriate amount to block grant distributions under this section. Except for the reimbursement made under I5-1,-I23 (3) (b) , the total of reimbursement distributions made
H80647001SC13870.sjc April 5,2017 Page 5 of 12 pursuant to this subsection in a fiscal year must be added to aII other distributions to the school- district in the fiscal year to determine the distribution for the subsequent fiscal Year. (3) Each year, 70? of each district's block grant must be distributed in November and 30? of each distri-ct's block grant must be distributed in MaY at the same time that guaranteed tax base aid is distributed.
(2) exr:ent t,lre under 15-t 123 (3) (b) : srrhser:t'iorrJUVtVv \- ) t' amount reeeived 1t+GL The bl-ock grant for the district transportation fund is equal to the amount received in fiscal- year ffi# 20L1 by the district transportation fund from the bl-ock grants provided for in subsection (1) and the amount received by the district transportation fund under subsectj-on (2), except the amount received under 15-1--I23(3) (b) . 1€t&I (i) The combined fund block grant is equal to the amount received in fiscal year 20# 2011 and the amount received under subsection (2) , except the amount received under 1.5-L-I23 (3) (br . (ii) The school district may deposit the combined fund bl-ock l-rrrdrraf t' Y!qrILrrranf rrrLvinf o anrr ed frrnd of the district. Insert: "section 15. Section 20-9-632, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-632. Countlnride school transportation block grants. 1-l* The office of public instruction shall distribute one-half of the amount appropriated for countywide school- transportation in November and the remainder in May. The total amount for each anrrn1- tt I e ffiow- ffiffi f a LvvJ^nn- 4=r*r+an+l- -.".# i"q eqa ffi alJf J4 t #fr#
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33. Page 28, l-ine 29 . FolJ-owing: "20-3I-402." Insert: "The legislature intends that fire school training services wil-l be funded from the general fund fol-l-owj-ng the 2019 bi-ennium. (3) By August, 1,, 20L1, the state treasurer shall transfer $400,000 from the incentive for physicians practicing in rural- areas or medically underserved areas or for underserved populations state special revenue account established in 20-26- 1501 to a state special revenue account administered by the office of the commissioner of higher education for the family nrar:fvlqv i r:e rrrrA I lvutevravlroqi donr-rr oraduateY! medical education program. (4) By August, !, 2OIB, the state treasurer shall transfer $4OOrO0O from the general- fund to a state special revenue account
118064700 I SC 13870.sj c April 5,2017 Page 8 of 12 administered by the office of the commissioner of higher education for the family practice rural residency graduate medical- education Program. " Insert: "NEW SECTION. Section 18. Natural resource development K-12 school facilities paytnent. (1) The natural- resource development K-I2 school- facil-ities payment replaces the former natural resource development K-I2 funding payment as a means to provide l-ocal- property tax relief by supporting school- district facility needs. The legislature intends for the new payment to grow in a manner simil-ar to the previous payment as -deicribed in subsection (2) through fiscal year 2022 until other revenue to support school- facil-ities has increased. (2) Beginning in fiscal year 20L9, the superintendent of public instruction shall- annually deposit no later than March 31 i-.r the school facility and technology account provided for 1n 20- 9-516 the natural resource development K-t2 school facil-ities payment, which is cal-cul-ated as the greater of : (a) $5'B million in fiscal- year 2019' $6'4 milrion in fiscal- year 2020, $-7.6 mill-ion in fiscal year 202I, and $10 million in fiscal- year 2022, increased by an inflationary adjustment calculated as provided in 20'9-326 in each succeeding fiscal year; or (b) 5% of the oil and natural gas production taxes ugPvoIdonos'i J.uEu ecl r1ri n t-Lllg he Ygrlv!qrocneral frrnri ntrrsrtanf l.o 15-36-331(4) for the .i fIIDUq! sr:al veary9ql or\.r'rrrivvvu!!rrrY nr^r 2 f i s,e.al vears orior to the f iscal year of |1^^ LIIE l/Ayrllsrr^-.'-anI u . (3) In preparing and submitting an agency budget pursuant to 11-1-111 and 1-'7-1-!I2, the superintendent of public instruction shall include a natural- resource development K-I2 school- facilities payment for each year of the ensuing biennium cal-culated as described in subsection (2) -" Inser!: "NEW SECTION. Section 19. Coal-fired gienerating unit closure mitigation block grant. (1) (a) The office of public instruction shall provide a coal-fired generating unit closure fiscal year mificrationILL! U r Y q U f v r r blor-k rrr:nt fo each school district with a 2OL'7 taxabl-e valuation that lncludes a coal-fired generating unit r- l- 'i than or egua]- 200 r^riwfulr h qr Ysrre!qLfll9nanaral- inrr VqIJqVTLJ.:ner.i trr LrrqLhal- s oreatcr tO megawatts, was placed in service prior to 1980, and is retiring or planned for retirement on or before July !, 2022. (b) The electronic reporting system that is used by the office of pubJ-ic instruction and school districts must be used to al-1ocate the block grant amount into each district's general fund budget as an anticipated revenue source. (2) Each year, '7OZ of each district's block grant must be distributed in November and 30? of each district's block grant must be distributed in May at the same time that guaranteed tax base aid is distributed. (3) The block grant is equal to the amount received in fiscal year 2OI'7 by the district general fund from the block crrants orovicled for in 20-9-630 (4) (a) as that section read prior to July I, 2011. H80647001SC13870.sjc April 5,2017 Page 9 of 12 (4) (a) If the owner of a coal--fired generating unit that is retired or planned for retirement on or before July I, 2022, by --r-^^l.l.Ld F,e> a- ^-\,m^rrt[/qyrttsr in accordance with a retirement plan approved the department of environmental quality or a transition agreement with the governor and attorney general for the purpose of decommissioning requirements and a portion of the payment is al-l-ocated to a school district for the purposes of school funding qhi q l.ran f h=f nnrf j rrenera l nacf fl- fLIIgII LIIct L lJvr Lrvrl66 rlLuJmttst L !eIJqJl^enArz touv theurrv State fund the cost of the block grant payments under this sectionr ds discounted in accordance with an agreement for payment to the >LCtLC,arr+.a UIr fl-raUIIE !V!IvWJIIYfn'l Inr^r'i nrr ovrreuurvlsr:hcdrr'l e- no1-LLv fo exceed the limitation provided in subsection (a) (b): (i) if the generating unit cfoses prior to June 30, 20L8, 100% of the total- btock grant payments under this section must be returned to the general fund; (ii) if the generating unit cfoses during fiscal year 20L9, 90? of the bl-ock grant payments under this section must be returned to the general fund; (iii) if the generatj-ng unit closes during fiscal- year 2020, B0? of the bl-ock grant payments under this section must be returned to the general fund; (iv) if the generating unit closes during fiscal year 2027, 7O% of the block grant payments under this section must be returned to the general fund; and (v) if the generating unit closes during fiscal yeal 2022 or on July I, 2022, 60Z of the bl-ock grant payments under this section must be returned to the general fund. (b) Repayment under subsection (a) (a) may not exceed the rma,rnf an,, j6n rnnSlgd alllouII L ^+(JI dIIy P\Jr666l- L-L\Jrr \-/rnf a ^-rzmanfIJd yrLtElr L alrvr=T tO a SChOOI distfiCt in accordance with a retirement plan or a transition pl-an.r' Renrrmber: subseguent sections 34. Page 29, l-ine 4 through Page 6. Strike: section 20 in its entJ-rety Renumber: subsequent sections 35. Page 29, l-ine 10. FolJ.owing: line 10 Inser!: "NEW SECTION. Section 22. Codification instruction. [sections 18 and 19] are intended to be codified as an i-ntegral 1i nl.r=nfar narl- af Tifle -: Z-V 7 \-TIo.PLET IJf lrqrun:rJ- v,6- anrlqrru l-ha nrorrisionS Of Titl-e ,166 1 rz l-n I qar-l- i nns Lw,2i vllayLs!r.hanf or 9Jt Yq!unarl- 6vl eyy'J Lvvve+vA 18 and 19] . " Insert: "COORDINATION SECTION. Section 23. Coordination instruction. If both Senate Bill- No. 307 and lthis act] are passed and approved and if Senate BilI No. 307 contains a section that creates a new state special revenue account for school major marntenance aid, then the reference in 20-9-622 of Ithis act] to the "school- facility and technology account provided for in 20-9- 516" must be changed to the "school major maintenance aid account orovided for in fsection B of Senate Bil-l- No. 3071"."
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Insert: "COORDINATION SECTION. Section 24. Coordination inEtruction. If both Senate Bill No. 307 and [this act] are passed and approved and if Senate Bil-l- No. 307 contains a section that creates a new state special revenue account for school major maintenance aid, then the reference in lsection 18 of this actl to the "school- facil-ity and technol-ogy account provided for in 20-9-516" must be changed to the "school major maintenance aid account provrded for in [section 8 of Senate Bill No. 307]"." "COORDINATION SECTION. Section 25. Coordination instruction. (1) If senate Bill No. 307 is not passed and approved, then the general fund appropriation for BASE aid in House Bil-I No. 2 must be increased by $4.9 mil-lion for fiscal year 201,8 and by $5.8 million for fiscal year 20L9 for the nr'rrr)ose of reinstating the natural resource development K-I2 funding payment and adjusting guaranteed tax base aid OUUVI -,1UaIIY -.i -^1,, rJ . (2) If Senate Bil-l No. 307 is not passed and approved, then Isection 1B of this act] creatJ-ng a naturaf resource development K-L2 schoof facilities payment is void, and the sections in Ithis actl amending 2o-1-I02, 20-9-I4L, 20-9-306, 20-9-342, 20-9-344, and 20-9-622 are void and 20-9-141 must be amended as follows: "?O-}-LAL. Computation of general fund net lerry requirenent by county superintendent. (1) The county superintendent shall- compute the levy requrrement for each district's general fund on the basis of the foll-owing procedure: (a) Determine the funding required for the district's final- .rencral frrncl budqet less the sum of direct state aid, the naturaf resource development K-I2 funding payment, and the special education allowabl-e cost payment for the district by totaling: (i) the distrj-ct's nonisolated school BASE budget IEqUf!grllgrlLrA.rlri romcnf 1-U(J 6 L/cl^ra me1-Ittgu lrrzvJ aq ulpu!rvurli sf r-i ct I evrr :q nrarri dad in 20-9-303; and (i_i) any general fund budget amount adopted by the trustees of the district under the provisions of 20-94A8 and 20-9-353. (b) Determine the money available for the reduction of the property tax on the district for the general fund by totaling: (i) the general fund balance reappropriated, as established under the provisions of 20-9-I04; (ii) amounts received in the l-ast fiscal- year for which revenue reporting was required for each of the following: (A) interest earned by the investment of general fund cash in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-213(4); and (B) any other revenue received during the school fiscal any I\/o,ar ee! t-hat- mav..'"_t be used to finance the general fund, excluding guaranteed tax base aid; (iii) anticipated oil and natural gas production taxes; (iv) pursuant to subsection (4), anticipated revenue from r-rr: I dross nr:oceeds under L5-23-703; (v) selroot distriet bloek grarrbs dtstributed urrder 2ffierand any portion of the combined fund bl-ock qrant
H80647001SC13870.sjc April 5,2017 Page 11 of 12 at t ocated to the district general fund bv the trustees Dursuant Lo 20-9-630; (vi) if applicable, a coal-fired seneratinq unit cl-osure nb v -tLl'j-+(rri\va/_!f-+4 i ) apyurrJ nnrf ion of 1-he increment remitted to a schoo] district under 1 -1-5-429L used to reduce the BASE levy budget. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), subtract the money avai-lable to reduce the property tax required to finance the general fund that has been determined in subsection (1) (b) from any general fund budget amount adopted by the trustees of the district, up to the BASE budget amount, to determine the general fund BASE budget levy requirement. (d) Determine the sum of: (i) any arnount remaining after the determination in subsection (1) (c); (ii) any portion of the increment remitted to a school district under 7-15- 429L used to reduce the over-BASE budget levy; and (iii) any tuition payments for out-of-district pupils to be received under the provisions of 20-5-320 through 20-5-324, except the amount of tuition received for a pupil who is a child with a disability in excess of the amount received for a pupil without disabil-ities, ds calculated under 20-5-323(2). (e) Subtract the amount determined in subsection (1) (d) from any additional funding requirement to be met by an over-BASE budget amount, a district levy as provided tn 20-9-303' and any additional- financing as provided in 20-9-353 to determine any additional general fund levy requirements. (2) The county superintendent shall calcul-ate the number of mills to be levied on the taxable property in the district to finance the general fund levy requirement for any amount that does not exceed the BASE budget amount for the district by dividing the amount determined in subsection (1) (c) by the sum (a) the amount of guaranteed tax base aid that the district will- receive for each mitl levied, as certified by the sltnFripuyg!frru9rrvvrrL nf enClenf v!n€ nrrl-rlyqvr!v i n i nStfUCtiOnr. and (b) the current total taxable valuation of the district, ds r-crf i f i ccl hrz f he denartment of revenue under 15-10-202, divided by 1,000. (3) The net general fund levy requirement determined in subsections (1) (c) and (1) (d) must be reported to the county commissioners by the later of the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values lrrrpI fLrrE he r:orrntv HB06.1700 I SC I 38 70. sj c April 5,2017 Page12 of 12 "W--W!-EN-- Section 26. Severability. If a part of lthis actl is invalid, al-l- val-id parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of [this act] is inval-id more its applications, the part remains in effect in l-n'r one or of d-LI^'r ..-'r.i,-.rVCt-L-LLr c'I,P--h^lications that are severabl-e from the invalid applicati-ons. Renrrmber: subsequent sections 3 6 . Page 29 , l-ine 14 . Strike ' r' 19 'l Insert ' tt 20tl _ END H80647001SC13870.sjc SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE RE,PORT April 5,2017 Page L of I Mr. President: We, your committee on Finance and Claims report that House B.ill642 (third reading copy -- blue) be concurred in as amended. Senator Llew Jones, To be carried by Senator Frederick (Eric) Moore And, that such amendments read: 1. Page I, line I1 . Strike : "32-2-102" Insertz "32-9-105 and 32-9-133" END Committee Vote: Yes 17. No I Fiscal Note Required - HBO64200L5CL2453. sic SENATE PROXY I, Senator hereby uathorrze Senator - /u^^ f-,ql rc 4.5 - t7 Senator Signature U Date Said authortzation is as follows: (mark onts one) u All votes, including amendments. E All votes as directed below on the listed bills, and all other votes. tr Votes onlY as directed below. Bill No./Amendment No. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 HB 647 - Generally revise education funding, implement general appropriations bitl Sponsor: Rep. Donald Jones PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose lnfo f>--,-r'- D*, \^NKE/{, x '^^A v ) l/VL^r r o 'h+rrO "/tl{.lr+ ,LFf X 6.t, G,J'L*rT c,f,t of G (e* d ,'ve X re4"j,* S4M x qrn n\b,q__" b i rvR ,,tevY= D z-t t lglX //a6.2/L rn Tl t4 'x' ..\o." .?arr'*.htrt 3p r-ri V \ Please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit written testimony. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 HB 650 - lmplement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D Sponsor: Rep. Randy Brodehl PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose lnfo I-)@"2- t)oJ*,\. C *n ollc&s >(t Sh, ,.,-A lS; cl r) e.ctJ ,t-,tr ASszrc oc n.,,..,hr\ x /n A4-tL fi3'vaz- /3atn- 6J 4 llpeilrt f rt*r>trc dW"^'g 6br\ .& K bo,*o g"!-,\ rns0bA X .4,1L Canrr CtrWC ,K {;-\"Ar^c+j l"lF C"/".\ r-r M.- k -..w \ please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit written testimony. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 HB 648 - Authorize transfers and clarify natural resources funding (Sec. C) Sponsor: Rep. Carl Glimm PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose lnfo Please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit written testimony. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 HB 642 - lmplement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Sec. A Sponsor: Rep. Brad Tschida PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose lnfo \ \ \ please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit written testimony. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 HB 638 - Fund direct care worker wage increases in developmental disability selvlces Sponsor: Rep. Jon KnokeY PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose lnfo ^ K*,- Z n.,o--r.^^ A t tL.,(,, ^-.Y, /1u^,.vt* \l -rn. "ryffit /\ ^4a,lttw&r n a''De v | S,rr/,I,v- /4""^ 'D ft, lo O,,,, l,-l^ 1 , \< G"[uta X V,,nn^ n/fu-( | t At,n nln, r/ttrc/htilM Y u(Y'fut 6d.Uq._fu, )+l;;;;h^!;ffi^ Y \oh Tol lo'L.- Ke'r"h ,Yna , n X \ \nl e .,Yt,\\A,V r CVn,tn f',\o t-(W I nyt* --| (, Antn X \r$a,t^. t Oa.f*e^ \PH HS X ,", ruT X;W,nKl kzpc)ioab,l'L%o ,Kt T J l\ written Please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit testimony. MONTANA STATE SENATE Visitors Register SENATE FINANCE AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE Wednesd"y, April 5, 2017 HB 639 - Revising funding for health care services Sponsor: Rep. Rob Cook PLEASE PRINT Name Representing Support Oppose Info ..hon kons'cutt^ [\r mil €ss,-. , , 2< Jiste^ l" $ro )i'r' A6-'A ; Jr/q A 'n4;[" !f \ L-/rt L ' \ \ Please leave prepared testimony with Secretary. Witness Statement forms are available if you care to submit written testimonv. Additional Documenc SEI{ATE: Flnence & Glrlms From: MACOleg < [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 20L7 4:46 PM To: Gildroy, Prudence Subject: Answers to Questions on HB 650 Regarding Cascade County Letter Importance: High Prudence Gildroy I don't know if l'm contacting the correct person, but I thought l'd give it a shot. Today I was asked some questions by SenatorMooreregardingaletterlprovidedonbehalfofoneofourcountiesthatlcouldn'tanswer. lhavesince obtained the answers and would like to provide them to the committee. Who do I send the below email to in order to get this infomration to the committee most efficiently and effectively? Thank you for your assistance, Shantil Siaperas Legislative Analyst & Communications Specialist Montana Association of Counties Chairman Jones and Members of the Senate Finance and Claims Committee, I contacted Cascade Commissioner, Joe Briggs, about the questions I was asked regarding their letter that I submitted on their behalf today during testimony on HB 650 (lmplement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D). His answers are below. I also must beg forgiveness for my ignorance regarding "cost plus contract." Cascade County does NOT have a cost plus contract with DOC--it is a reimbursement contract. Please see Commissioner Briggs' responses below. Please let us know if you have any further questions! Best Regards, Shantil M. Siaperas Legislative Analyst & Communications Specialist Montana Association of Counties 2715 Skyway Drive Helena, MT 59602 (406) 449-4360 Office (4061 442-s238 Fax m a"goleglP mtco u nties.org www.mtcounties.org * * *CON FIDENTIALITY NOTICE* * * This email, and any files transmitted with it, is the property of the Montana Association of Counties and, unless indicated otherwise, is intended only for use by the individual or entity addressed. This email may contain information considered privileged or confidential and legally exempt from disclosure. lf the reader is not the intended recipient, or the recipient's authorized agent, you are hereby advised that copying or dissemination of this communication is prohibited. lf you have received this emailin error, please notifythe sender immediately, delete it from your computer and destroy any copies of the original message. Thank you. Fro m : Bri ggs, Joe < i b riggs @ ca sca d ele ulllYm !,gqv> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 3:55 PM Subject: RE: HB 650 Questions Regarding Cascade County Letter To: MACOleg Shantil, 1) The contract is not a cost plus, it is a reimbursement contract. The state defines the services we have to provide to the state inmates and the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement and we are reimbursed for that amount. The specifics of what are allowable expenses are included in statute and DOC administrative rules. DOC maintains a staff member at the facilities to monitor our compliance with the standards of care, expenses and contract performance. 21 The contract was negotiated and signed by DOR under the authority granted them by prior legislative action and their budget authority. 3) The formula and process for the reimbursement has been the sarne since I have been a commissioner so at least 1-2 years, but it my understanding that it was the same previously as well' 4t The payment and audit process is as follows: Using a spreadsheet developed by DOC, Cascade County and the other two Regional facilities estimate a daily per diem rate that the state pays the county on a monthly basis. Then after the close of the year the state DOC audits the number of actual inmate days and actual costs incurred by the facility on their behalf and a reconciliation process occurs. lf the payments that we have received as a result of the per diem estimate are in excess of the actual allowed costs as determined by the audit, we write the state a check. lf the amount they have paid us based on the per diem is less than the amount the audit has determined the state should have paid, then DOC pays us the balance. The amount of the variance and which party pays the other changes from year to year but overall the spreadsheet calculations tend tobefairlyclose. Mostofthevariancewehaveseenovertheyearscomesfromthemedicalanddentalcostsof the prison inmates. Additional information: The state has been reducing the number of hard cells that they have in Deer Lodge for many years. Instead they use our facility, Dawson County and the private prison in Shelby to house a significant percentage of the inmates in their charge who require a hard cell rather than the barracks arrangement used at the prison in Deer Lodge' That was not the original concept when the joint county/state Regional Prison project was proposed and approved by the voters of Cascade County but that is where we are today. Originally, the regional facilities were supposed to only house state inmates that were nearing the end of their sentences and were classified as lower risk. However as the number of hard cells in Deer Lodge has been reduced the regional facilities have become the location of choice for DOC to place their moderate risk prisoners who need to be kept in cells. Itisalsoimportanttonotethattheseprisonersdonotintermixwithourjailsideprisoners. Thereareinessence two separate wings of the facility here in Cascade County connected by a common space that houses the administrative areas, commissary, infirmary and kitchen. The state side is manned by a specific group of detention officers who are dedicated to the Prison wing only, they do not move between the jail and the prison wing during a shift. The state monitor mentioned earlier operates only on the prison side and the state costs are carefully isolated from the rest of the facility costs. Those costs like water, sewer, heating, cooling and general facility maintenance that cannot be directly isolated are divided between the county jail side and the state prison side on a square foot basis so that there is an equitable cost share. We use an 3'd party to provide the meals on a contracted bid basis at a flat dollar amount per day per prisoner so the state is only charged for the number of meals each day matching the population of state inmates in the facility. The state DOC manages the commissary for the inmates so they handle those cost distributions themselves. The cost reimbursement statute that would be modified by HB 650 deals only with the post adjudicated prisoners who are inmates of the Montana State Prison being housed in the regional prisons. lt has nothing to do with the rates paid to county jails for the holding of pre adjudication prisoners. That is an entirely separate issue governed by a different statute and different contracts. The two issues seem to be getting confused because the regional facilities also hold pre adjudication prisoners on behalf of state agencies in their jail wings. Hopethishelps. LetmeknowiflcangetyouanythingelseorifyouwantmetorundowntoHelena. Thanks, Joe Briggs Cascade County Commission From: MACOleg Imailto : MACOlee@ ntcountiel.orsl Sent: Wednesday, April05,2OI7 2:t7 PM To: Briggs, Joe Commissioner Briggs, Here are the questions asked by Senator Moore regarding the letter we submitted to the Senate Finance & Claims Committee for HB 650: 1. Was the contract in November 2OL6 a cost plus contract? 2. Was the contract done with legislative approval, or is that just something the department did? 3. How did the formula work prior to the November 2016 contract? For the 20 years prior to the contract? Was it a cost plus thing as well? 4. Last paragraph mentions an annual audit, who does the audit, is it a third party auditor; does the state do it? Who does the audit on these state facilities? The committee is aiming to get executive action done on all of the companion bills by Friday, so the sooner I can give provide these answers, the better. Thank you ! Shantil M. Siaperas Legislative Analyst & Communications Specialist Montana Association of Counties 2715 Skyway Drive Helena, MT 59602 (406\ 449-4360 Office (406) 442-5238 Fax macoleg@ mtcou nties.orq www.mtcounties.org ***CONFIDENTIALITV NOTICF*** This email, and any files transmitted with it, is the property of the Montana Association of Counties and, unless indicated otherwise, is intended only for use by the individual or entity addressed. This email may contain information considered privileged or confidential and legally exempt from disclosu re. lf the reader is not the intended recipient, or the recipient's authorized agent, you are hereby advised that copying or dissemination of this communication is prohibited. lf you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your computer and destroy any copies of the original message. Thank you. Additional Oocumencs SEI{ATE: Flnance & Clalms Drtar '/'5'n 1100 Conley Lake Road, Deer Lodge, MT 59722 Michael Buckley, Superinte ndent Bill No. il3 Leo (406) 846-1320 MBuckley@ mt.gov In 2016, Treasure State CorrectionalTraining Center (TSCTC) was redesigned to begin incorporating programming that emphasizes evidence-based programming, which is based on two-way communication inat-positively addi'esses the offender's ihinking eri'ors. The focus is now on offencjer responsibiliiy and self-disciplin e. 't wiil take the credit or the blame for my aetions-" This statement of accountability is one of the foundations of the program. Holding offenders accountable for the harm they have done to others is a fundamentalgoalof the Program. TSCTC began screening female offenders for programming on lrlovember 1,2013, and the first female offender graduated in JulY 2014. TSCT[ was established in July 1993 in the Swan Valley as an alternative to long-term incarceration, a positive atmosphere for change and, most importantly, an opportunity to reduce the number of crime victims. T6e mititary-style boot camp was based on a shock incarceration model designed to teach discipline through rigid structure. lt moved to a site near MSP in October 1997 and accepted the first group of offenders the following month. TSCTC staff includei ZS tutt+ime employees including drill instructors, a full-time teacher, two case managers, and a full{ime licensed addiction counselor. The DOC also provides TSCTC with a part-time IPPO and a parttime nurse. TSCTC's daily cost is $112.14 per offender (includes administrative costs). TSCTC can accommodate 40 offenders and the average length of stay is 110 days. During July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2016,322 offenders were admitted to the program and 179 graduated; there were no escapes. rSCTC M'SS'O'V STATEM ENT Treasure State CorrectionalTraining Center promotes the mission of the Probation and Parole Division by inspiring offenders to have courage to change by using effective evidence-based piogramming including victim impact, restorative justice principles-and professional staff toluccessfully reintegr:ate offenders to society to earn the trust of the citizens of Montana. ISCIC Creed Be careful of Your thoughts I, For your thoughE become your words' '1, Be careful of your words , For your words become Your actions. i Be careful ofYour actions j For your actions become your habits. , Be careful of Your habits , For your habits become your character. ,: Be careful of Your character For your character becomes your destiny. .t .,:...-...,., -.a. .r.-.. :' .. . -t..1..1'-- FUNCTIONS A'VD SERY'CES OFTSCTC PROGRAM TSCTC promotes a holistic environment geared toward positive change, self-respect, discipline, accountability, and responsibility with emphasis on treatment counseling in a structured and self-disciplined environment to create a modified therapeutic community that supports the fundamentals of programming. The goal is to change the criminal thinking pattems of offenders so they may become safe, contributing mem-bers of society. Offenders are expected to perform duties that reinforce responsibility and physical exercise to supporf health and reinforce self-care. Through weekly group activities, offenders learn to work together and pioblem solve as a group and quickly learn that every individual on the team benefits when ihe ieam succeeds. These ai-e all iniangible assets tnat the o;tenCer can uiiiize for a successfll reenili ic ihe conrmunity vuhile building self-respect and inteErity. An offencler who pays aiieniion, iniernalizes ihe program, and rnakes the commitment to change can become a solid cittzen. Because statutes do not allow the courts to make direct commitments to ihe program, all offenders accepted into the program must have a recommendaiion from their sentencing judge, BOPP, or DOC. Offenders screened for the program are also referred from MSP, regional and private prisons, DOC placements, and P&P officers. Offenders volunteering for the program are initially reviewed by the screening coordinator who verifies eligibility requirements have been met. To be eligible, an offender: .:. must be convicted of a felony offense other than that punishable t'y a death sentence; * ffiuSt not have outstanding warrants or detainers; * must pass a physical exam and ensure sufficient health for participation; * may not have been admitted to the program more than twice. Once eligible, the offender's case is presented to the program's screening committee comprised of the localsheriff, a community member, and TSCTC and DOC staff. The committee completes another in-depth review of the offender's criminal case and involvement with the criminal justice system. By directing the activities of offenders, TSCTC instills teamwork, accountability, anger management, integrity, work ethics, attention to details, and a sense of helping others who are in need. For 120 days, offenders are up at 6:00 a-m. and are on the move until 10:00 p.m. They attend treatment groups during the day and into the early evenings and take part in group activities based on social learning theories. Physical training sessions are completed throughout the day and include a two-mile run in the afternoon. Offenders help in keeping the facility spotless; performing all grounds maintenance, including hand sweeping or shoveling of snow, hand-weeding and mowing (rotary mowers); and meal heating, serving, and cleanup. \Mren offenders progress far enough into the program, they can be chosen for community work details. Case Management and Assessment' Consistent with the case management and assessment initiatives underway throughout the DOC, TSCTC has, for the first time, implemented a formal case management process. The primary role of the case manager is to receive the offender from the referring facility case management, conduct risk and needs assessments, individualize programming, deliver treatment programs in a group setting, assist in classification to determine advancement, and conduct the appropriate handoff of the case to the receiving facility/officer to facilitate optimal continuum of services. Graduating as a Team - introducing a comprehensive phased system: Research into best practices shows that optimal social groMh occurs in an environment that provides the maximum opportunity for offenders to learn from each other and progress as a team with appropriate positive reinforcement. Previously, individualoffenders could graduate up to 30 days early in some cases by taking a self-centered approach that included informing on their peers. That is no longer possible; TSCTC has developed a 120-day phased system designed to support cognitive programming and encourage pro-social development. . Phase 1: Orientation - emphasizes discipline . Phase 2: Cognitive - teaches accountability and honesty with self and others . Phase 3: Prosocial - focuses on teamwork, leadership, integrity, and doing for others, . Phase 4: Reentry - emphasizes self-discipline, integrity, and accountability to enrich lives and families, as well as building a plan for success Implementation of New Evidence-based Programming: Specific new groups include: .:. Listen and Learn (victim impact program) * Family Focus Education * P.l.C.K. a Partner (healthy relationships) * Life Skills * Living in Balance (substance abuse) * HiSET (General Education) * Thinking for a Change (cognitive behavior programlsocial skills) + Anger Management (cognitive behavior program) - Domestic Violence Programming for offenders that fit the batterer profile. - Cage your Rage for offenders that do not fall within the batterer profile. Rale af the Drilf fnstructor: Drill instructors continue to confi'ont of'renders about their cinre, but their i^oie has shifteci to that of a mentor and coach who demands the highest levelof performance and positively reinforces success. Community Service.' Offenders who demonstrate a high level of trust and commitment in the program may be assigned to community work details. Projects such as weed control on school grounds or cleanup of public parks or watenrvays are coordinated with various community members. These highly visible jobs provide the community the opportunity to observe the offenders working in a disciplined and ethical manner. Each fall, wood donaied to TSCTC by Sun Mountain Lumber is chopped and delivered by offenders to the area's needy and elderly citizens. The program falls under the DOC's policy of restorative justice and gives offenders the opportunity to help someone else. Reentry: A reentry group has been developed at TSCTC to help prepare the offender for the Great Falls AfterCare Program or any other location to which the offender might be going. The group has also increased efforts with the AfterCare Program to join efforts in reentry plans with the,focus on: + housing * probation or parole supervision .r applying for jobs * high schoolequivalency testing .r upcoming expenses and bills * follow-up resources * other areas of he/she may encounter upon graduation from TSCTC Aftercare: The Great Falls AfterCare Program, located in the west campus of the Great Falls Transition Center (a PRC), is a residential 30-bed program devoted to preparing TSCTC graduates for progressively increased responsibility and freedom in the community. The program, founded in response to the DOC's request for a specialized, short{erm residency program with emphasis on treatment and to include advanced living skills, cognitive restructuring, substance relapse prevention, and community reintegration, was designed to deliver follow-up services to assist graduates in internalizing TSCTC's philosophies, disciplines, and tools. The 90- to 120-day program builds upon the TSCTC experience while providing a reintroduction to societal living. A secondary benefit of the program allows for community release planning and timely submission of applicable release documentation. AfterCare provides the vital link between TSCTC and the community by employing a mix of intensive community surveillance, services, and individual case planning and remains one of the nation's few such programs of a residential nature. In March 2016, the first TSCTC graduate successfully completed the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program offered by the AfterCare Program. The intense program includes clinicals, practicaltests, and a state written test, and once certified, participants can apply for and fill CNA positions throughout the state. As of June 30, 2016, 162 aftercare graduates were in the community and have not been revoked since attending TSCTC and releasing to supervision: / 104 graduates are currently on supervision. t 12 graduates successfully completed community supervision and discharged their sentences after attending TSCTC. Age of Offenders: Types of Offender Crtmes - FY 2015 and 2016 Youngest 18 yrs 50 yrs 4o6 1o/o Oldest r Average Age: 28.5 yrs Property-8s : Drug/Alcohol/DUF87 Race of Offenders: r Crimes on Persons-l34 71% Caucasian r Public Order-12 24% Native American I Other-4 5% African American <1% Asian SUCCESS There I was sitting face to face vriih my ovrn rrvorst enem),, rnirself. But I vuasn't aione, there vtere peopfe all around me from every direction. "l-lold out your hands," someone yelled. The yelling came from everywhere, about all the bad choices that got me here, and the countless victims I've created. I was flooded with all kinds of emotions. I didn't know whaf to do but sit there and listen and watch as they cut off my long hair. Section by section the drillsergeanfs placed it in my hands. I was overcome with fear; the change was happening right before my eyes. You see, some people must endure great difficulty in their lives and for me fhis wasiusf the beginning. Throughout this program. I have been put to the test. lt vr,asn't about the physical demanC, it was the mental and the emotionat experience that truly was the hardest. My thoughts and feelings were challenged day after day. I've shed sweat and l've shed tears. I was forced to look deep inside to find my "truest" self. l've experienced true humility and felt what it feels to be comfortable being uncomfortable. I've realized that what others think of me is none of my business and only I can choose to suffer over what once was or welcome what is now to be had. I found the Courage to Change. To my dismay, I wasfaced with yet another challenge. When I arrived at boot camp, I was identified as a trainee, trainee Lomahukluh to be exact. Trained to learn the tools needed to keep me on the path of righteousness. Now it's time to put those tools to work. Now I'm identified as a Booter. As a Booter, I am required to tet go of the old me and put the new me to work. I was required to work within the community as a volunteer or getting paid doing spot jobs, maintain all requiremenfs sef in my treatment plan, as well as meeting my daily requirements as a Booter. My success of living a healthy lifestyle was well on its way. This by far is the greatest thing l've ever experienced. lt's nice to give back to the community that was once a victim to my poor choices. My entire boot camp experience rs one for the books and I wouldn't change it for the world. l'm a flrrn believer, everything happens fora reason. I'm proud to say I'm one of very fewwomen to complete the program, the fourth to be exact. lt's one of the hardest things I've ever done and completed from start to finish. t believe I have the heart of a lion, courageous and brave, and each day is practice for the next. Motivation and dedication is all t need to strive for the best me. Only I have the personal power to Pay Attention and Take Action to do what is Right! Thank you ISCIC. (submitted by Ms. Lomahukluh, the first fSCfC graduate to successfully complete the CNA Ceftification course offered by the Great Falls AfterCare Program.) C o ntract F aci liti es S ecti o n Prerelease, Assessment, and Treatm ent Centers Sue Chvilicek, Facilities Contract Manager (406) 44+4942 [email protected] PRERELEASE CEIVIERS PRCs are community-based correctional facilities operated by Montana non-profit corporations and agencies under contract with the Montana DOC. A Alternatives, Inc. (Altematives) is based in Billings and has provided both residentialand non-residential supervision and treatment programs for state and federal inmates in Yellowstone, Carbon, and Stillwater Counties since opening in 1980. Alternatives has three facilities in Billings: Alpha House houses male residents in state prerelease and federal work release programs; the women's facili$ known as Passages; and the third is home to Beta Jail Alternatives and Misdemeanor Probation. E Community, Counseling and Correctionalservices, Inc. (CCCS, Inc.) is headquartered in Butte. CCGS, lnc. operates the Butte Pre-Release Center for men, which opened in December 1983, and the Women's Transitional Center, which opened in July 1992. CCCS, lnc. has also operated the Gallatin County Re-entry Program in Bozeman through a contract with Gallatin County since December 2005. The Re-entry Program embraces a treatment-based model that encourages chemical- and crime-free recovery for residents. E Great Falls Pre-Release Services, Inc., based in Great Falls, was incorporated in 1982 and is governed by a board of directors consisting of community members. Great Falls Pre-Release Services, a.k.a., succgss Coming irom a solid home life, I never thought I r4rould find rnyself iacing incarceration once, Iei alone twice. Before my incarceration, my life was rather normal as any other young adult. lt was during and after my incarceration where my life as I knew it (or thought I did) changed. I came to the Great Falls Transition Center (GFTC) affer successfully completing the LS.C.T.C Bootcamp Program. There is where my transformation began, not without my rebellious side making an appearance at times. I quickly found that I needed to use my new-found tools to complete this stage of the process and to trust the process. After about nine months at the Transition Center, I was notified that lwas fo be released. I had a life-changing decision to make. Do I go home to Missoula where my family and frienCs are, or do I stay in Great Falls and try to start my life over by changing my playground and playmates. I chose to stay in Great Falls where I would meet one of the most crucial women in my life to date. After a short period, the news came that I was gaing to be a father. Excited and scared and after much deliberation, I hesitantly agreed to move back to Missoula. Things starled off rough and I kept trying to keep a positive outlook. With my daughter on the way, her mother on doctor-ordered bedrest, and my employer placing me on a forced leave-of-absence, our financial obligations were getting more behind. With my optimistic outlook growing dimmer by the day, the birth of my daughter was the catalyst I needed to keep moving fonaard. As her mother's and my relationship started to dissolve, I was met with what felt like a no-win situation. With nowhere to tum and my need to provide, a plan was made and put in place with self-justification. The robbery seerned to take forever. I can remember thinking to myself, "what are you doing, just leave." Slxfeen hours later I was met by my probation officer and local police and charged with robbery. Almost a year later, I was in Montana State Prison. Six monfhs after my daughter's birth, her mother stopped contacting me and I knew nothing of where they were. For nearly a year and a half, I tried to locate my daughter. I remember the day I got the news, my greatest fear had become a reality. My daughter, just two weeks shy of her se2ond birthday, would lose her tife by the hands of her mother's boyfriend. My world, once again as I knew it, was destroyed. I was in complete outrage, pain and soffow combined. A week later I got news that I am up for parole and again am faced with a life-changing decision. Do I stay and wait to serue what I deemed a father's revenge or try to get my parole? The answer came to me in a dream and I put my dream to paper and wrote "My Premise," a peem to my daughter. I could no longer be a physical father, but I could be a moralfather. A short time later, I was granted my parole and was accepted by the GFTC once again. Being met with a whote new set of challenges bofh mental and emotional, I kept "My Promise' always on the forefront of my mind and my driving force. I found the staff af GFTC, who believed in me TWICE, were becoming more than staff and facilitators t left GFTC as my residence almost 13 years ago. lfrequently stop in to say hello and attend reunions, and I have been asked to speak to resrdenfs going through similar situations on occasion Srnce leaving GFTC, I stayed in Great Falls where I curre4tly work as an account executive and sil on the board of The Dandalion Foundation,.a local non-profit which focuses on child abuse and domestic violence awareness and prevention dnd utilizes "Boofers" for events at least twice a year. The Foundation was staftpd by a local woman who went through losing her daughter in a similar way as I lost mine. You see, in a very intricate way, my daughter's death utas the catalygt t9r 1lot of growth for me and the cor4munity wherq I call home. ponl get me Wrong, I am fAr from peffecf. God knows I have been net with sone serious chatlenges since I left GFTC, but if it were not for the unwavering support and belief in me fron thq staff of the GFTC that continues fo fhrs day, I haye no idea where my life wpuld be. But I can tell thoge of you reaQing this, that because of that belief and pupport, I caq honestly say that I am a fpr better person as if has given me the belief in myself that I can go through some of the greatest challenges and come aut the other side a better person knowing I used the to6ls that were provided. People have asked me how I can stay so positive with all I have been through? I tell them it's better than the alternative, trust me lle tived it. ! was honored when asked to write this. lt reconfirms that I am, in fact, living "My Promise." (submifted by Shawn Hertel) 27 The state-operated Treasure State Correctional Training Center has a lower cost per stay than prison and offers treatment and programming for up to 4o individuals at a time i)pi[1r Airo Pnnrrl:tion OfienCer Cost Per Dai' Cffen.ei- Crsts Fer Si;t''"J JD >^15'i 2% of the 1,o6joffenders who participated in the challenging Treasure State Correctional Training Center Program since zolz faced a new conviction and 8% were returned to a higher level of supervision for a violation or revocation Compleieci- Reiurned for \/iolation Revocation B7J Completed - Retui-ned for N ei,rr Conviction - Light grey indicates individuals who did not complete the program or have not yet been released B-5 ii'i a jc r rtccc rti p tr i s ii nr e nt s, cc nti n l, ed r Montana Correctional Enterprises (MCE) developed nationally recognized certification programs in several fields to help offenders learn transferrable job skills with recognized industry standards: = Tire Service Technicians through Tire Industry Association - washroom Technicians through American Linen Management = Pesticide Application through the Deparlment of Agriculture - Artificial tnsemination and Reproductive h/ranagement through Genex = Commercial Driver License training o MCE's fire crew provided t6,z4o hours of community service to several western Montana comrnunities and worked with DNRC on zt wildland fires in Montana. r Through MCE's community worker program, ll offenders provided over 4orooo hours of community service for local governments and nonprofits. o MCE's vocational education program, in partnership with Depaftment of Labor and Montana State U n iversity N o rth e rn, developed a weldinglfabrication pre-apprenticeship training Program at Montana State Prison. MCE upgraded the license plate factory printer and software system, increasing plate font size and improving the plates' resolution and readability. Montona Correctional Enterprises installed a new improved The Probation and Parole Division (PPD) reorganized license plate printer that has significantly plate readability. Photo by Kevin Mickelson the probation and parole regions to better align with Montana's court iurisdictions. ppD created a statewide Transition Officer position to assist probation and parole officers, contracted facility staff and transport personnel track offender locations, screening outcomes and movement. The position helps: - ensure that offenders have a plan for placement, based on their sentence and individual risk and needs assessment + manage movement of state offenders being held in county iails Staff of the Treasure State Correctional Training Center redesigned its programming to emphasize evidence-based programming based on two-way communication that positively addresses the offenders'thinking errors. Rather than simply gaining compliance, the new tzo-day program focuses intensively on offender responsibility and self-discipline, and now includes a formal case management process. ppD restructured the probation and parole academy to better prePare new officers and increase consistency with the law enforcement officer basic course. This included: = extending the length of the training from 6 to to weeks > additionaltraining in mental health, motivational interviewing, administering risk and needs assessments, and use of firearms = improved scenario-based training The Youth Services Division adopted a new risk and needs assessment for youth. The division transitioned from an older, less informative tool to a youth version of the assessment tools already used in Montana's adult system. The Ohio Youth Assessment System (OYAS) was selected, all users trained, and the program automated in the electronic Youth Management database. Treasure State CorrectionalTralning Center in Deer Lodge offers a i,aluabtre aliernatitre to prison for both rnale and fernale of,fenders. Offenders must volunteer to participate in the program that focuses on offender responsibility and self-discipline and offers tzo days of intensive programming in victim impact, criminal thinking errors, parenting, anger management, substance abuse treatment and academic schooling' The 90- to tzo-day aftercare program at the Great Falls prerelease center helps offenders return to the community by providing employment and housing. The Missoula Assessment and Sanction Center (MASC) operates under a cooperative agreement between Corrections and the Missoula County Detention Facility' With r44 beds for male offenders, MASC determines the most appropriate placement for offenders through clear, accurate and impartial assessments. MASC provides these assessments to community corrections programs that screen offenders for potentiat placement rather than sending them directly to prison. Offenders committed to DOC are given mental health, chemical dependency and sex offender assessments and counseling, as needed. Offenders may also be placed in cognitive-based programming while at MASC prior to being considered for placement in a community program. About 77 percent of offenders entering MASC are divefted from prison to community-based programs. Prerelease centers provide a place for 873 men and women as they transition from prison to their communities or try to get their lives in order to avoid prison. Because a typical stay in a prerelease center - is zoo days, the facilities are able to serve up to t,6oo offenders annually. The department contracts with all prerelease centers to provide the transitional living program (TLP) for offenders transitioning from the center to the community. The 6o-day program is mandatory for offenders who plan to remain in the same community as the prerelease center they are leaving and allows them to live in their own residences while still reporting to the prerelease center. The department also contracts with the prerelease centers to provide the enhanced supervision program (ESP) to offenders on probation, parole or conditional release who need additional supervision and alcohol and drug monitoring. Services provided by the centers under this program may include classes to help offenders identify and avoid criminalthinking, chemical dependency evaluations and aftercare, help finding a job, increased drug or alcohol testing, oversight of weekly offender schedules and electronic monitoring of alcohol use. Montana's prerelease centers are in the following communities: Butte - 12o men, 55 women, zo TLP (transitional living), 12 ESP Tennilfe Lomshukluh was the frst (enhanced supervision) Trecsure Stote praduate to complete the Certified Nursing Bozeman - 34 men, 5 TLP, 12 ESP A.:sistance (CNA) program ofiered Billings 165 men,74 women (Passages PRC), 48 TLP, 4o ESP - through the GreatFalls Aftercare 1o TLP, t4 ESP Great Falls - 138 men, 34 women, J{ Aftercare, program in conjunction with Missoula - 90 men, 20 women,tzfLP,l2 ESP tsenefis Soectrum. J{ Helena - 1o3 men, 6 Aftercare, to TLP, 6 ESP Addltional Documenu SEIIATE: Flnance & Clalme Bffl No. Ih3 (r41 April4,2017 RE: H8647 Dear Senator: Much has been said and written about funding levels for DCC during this Legislative session, However, certain provisions of HB 647, Section 17 attempt to go far beyond the ordinary implementation of the appropriations process, and we have strong objections to the overreach of this language. Specifically, Section 17 contains language that extends beyond funding levels in HB 2 in an attempt to shape policy in the years to come. This is clearly outside the scope of appropriations and the upcoming biennium. . For the first time in nearly 80 years it sets an effective minimum size for a community college in Montana. This size - based on resident FTE - arbitrarily and capriciously establishes 200 resident FTE as a minimum size without regard to other pillars of comprehensive community college education, including non-credit workforce training, adult basic education, community enrichment or boosting Montana's workforce by attracting students from out of state . Requiring "business plan" submissions and "monitoring" fundamentally alters the legal structure by which the Montana Board of Regents and the locally elected governing board of trustees operate. Neither term is defined and neither the Regents nor the colleges have had any input in this (potential) new legal structure . It overrides the statutory mechanism for reviewing the community college funding formula by separating the three schools for purposes of funding, This is done wt-thOut tial Indeed, none of the hypothetical changes considered potential fiscal impacts to future state budgets, and they are beyond the scope of HB 2 for this biennium' . Funding caps are arbitrarily set without adjustment mechanisms and in ways that fundamentally blur the lines between the Montana University System and the community colleges, which have very different legal and funding structures, We know where we stand on funding, but these Section 17 provisions arbitrarily redefine community college law in Montana without transparency, input or debate, and attemPt to make policy through an appropriations process. This bill is not the right vehicle for such sweeping changes. We urge you to restore integrity to the process by amending Section L7. Sincerely, Chad Knudson, Chairman of the DCC Board of Trustees April 4,2OL7 Dear Representatives: My name is Mary Zimdars and I am a teacher at Washington Middle School in Glendive, MT. My family and I operate a family farm/ranch in Eastern MT. In addition to this my husband owns and operates a small service and supply business. As an educator and a Montana resident, I urge you to prevent any further reduction or elimination of state funding for Dawson Community College. I feel the loss of funding would not only affect our area, but the state of Montana as a whole. One of our greatest assets in Montana is our children and future students. lf we lose the opportunity to offer continuing education in Glendive, many of these valuable students will be lost to North Dakota colleges and other areas. ln addition to being detrimentalto future students, the loss of Dawson Community College would increase the costs for employer training and continuing education. Finding employees is hard enough in rural Montana, and the college helps to provide employees with able students and graduates in our area. Local educators and many educators from the surrounding areas including myself have taken many beneficial classes offered at the college to renew our certifications and licensures. This is where aspects of section L7 would be harmful to all the community colleges. Setting a minimum FTE doesn't take into consideration all of the benefits of community colleges. The community colleges offer beneficial workforce training, adult education, and certification/license renewal credits that would not be considered in the FTE. I currently have a daughter enrolled at Dawson Community College and feelthis has been a very beneficial experience for her. I have another daughter in high schoolthat is enrolled in dual credit classes through the college. The opportunity for dual enrollment has be a very positive endeavor for the college and DCHS. The college has been an asset for educators across the state for continuing educational opportunities. In conclusion, the negative effects of the loss of funding to Dawson Community College far out way any positives. I would appreciate your support in stopping any proposals to eliminate or defund Dawson Community College. Sincerely, Jff",y Zt*[o,o Gildroy, Prudence From: Enchanted Room Importance: High Senate Finance and Claims Committee Dear members of the committee: As business and home owners in Glendive, MT, we are urging you to reject HB 647. We are concerned that hidden in this bill is a provision (Section L7)that would make arbitrary changes concerning community college size, governance, and funding. We fear that this bill appears to directly target DCC. DCC is a vital part of Glendive and Dawson County. Administration, faculty, and staffat DCC are committed to making our college a vital and sustainable institution in Montana. Potential students are visiting our campus daily. We are striving to improve academic success and feel that this bill would hinder our progress. Thank you for considering our viewpoint. Sincerely, Laura and Ray Glueckert Myrna and Ken Quale Owners of Enchanted Living and Enchanted Room Gildroy, Prudence From: troy myers To Whom lt May Concern, My name is Troy D. Myers OD, I am an optometrist in Glendive, MT. I am writing this email in hopes that HB 647 , a 29-page bill that was described by its sponsor as a companion bill to make the statutory changes envisioned in the main state budget bill- HB 2, be voted against. Currently our beloved community college is goang to receive significant less funding from the state through HB-2, and by the passing of HB 647 it further significantly red uce funding. As a taxpayer and small business owner I am very shocked and outraged that our State is going to reduce funding to any college within our state. As everyone knows education is the success of our future and by not investing in colleges we are further not investing in our future. Also it is a proven fact that most college students tend to stay around the community in which they went to school. So with higher education we will see those kids achieve better paying jobs and thus increasing the tax base of our state. Granted DCC is at the far Eastern side of Montana and the thought maybe that they will not stay. I can tell you from experience that they do. With less and less state funding we may see our community college close. While this maybe the end game for Mr. Jones, so he can get a new building in Billings, it will end up drastically affecting Montana's future. Closing DCC will mean a loss of jobs for dozens in our community. We will lose these individuals along with their spouses and families, which will once again mean less tax base for the State, since these employees will seek a career in a state that values them. Glendive, and the state, will end up losing a large group of individuals who support our businesses and our community.( The state will lose as well because a lot of the folks go to Billings for health care, shopping, vacations, etc.) So it is with these common sense facts that I urge the Senate Finance and Claims to remove Section 17 from HB 647. Honestly I do not know how is has come to this where concerned taxpayers and citizens have to email our state legislature over common sense things' Thank you for your time and feel free to contact me, Troy D. Myers OD 406-67L-5886 From: Cathy Kirkpatrick Honorable Senator Jones, Senator Moore and Senator Hinebauch, I am writing today in support of Dawson Community College (DCC). The DCC board, administrative staff, faculty, students and the community of Glendive all believe in DCC. The Board and Administration are working tirelessly to navigate the course and bring positive change to DCC. There are multiple opportunities for DCC to expand education offerings and once again become a leader in community colleges. In my humble opinion the following are only a few of the opportunities for DCC to explore: . Early Childhood Development Classrooms .: BULLOCK'S PRESCHOOL GRANT PROPOSAL WOULD MAKE ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS FOR MONTANA,S FUTU RE GEN ERATIONS Governor Steve Bullock today highlighted the benefits of early childhood education and encouraged lawmakers to support his preschool grant program proposal during a visit at the Head Start in Butte. "We have no greater responsibility than ensuring that the next generation of Montanans has all the opportunities to succeed that we had growing up here, and even more" said Governor Bullock. "lt's past time lawmakers in Helena support our young kids. . WorkforceDevelopmentApprenticeshipExpansion o The key to the success of the Montana Registered Apprenticeship program is the partnerships with public, private and tribal organizations, education institutions and businesses across the state. Montana Registered Apprenticeship is proud to partner with 610 employer sponsors statewide, 390 of those employer sponsors have active apprentices as of January 2015. Currently, a majority of apprentices work in construction occupations, while additional areas of work include utility and service related industries. 53% of the employers/sponsors are independent and 47% are union employers. Montana Registered Apprenticeship is currently working on new partnerships to expand and diversify into the occupation fields of advanced manufacturing, healthcare, information and com mu n ications technology and energy ind ustries. Higher Education: Two-Year, Community, and Tribal Colleges Montana Registered Apprenticeship is partnering with our 2-year and community colleges and tribal colleges in exciting ways. Colleges are also partnering with employer/sponsors to provide the classroom and/or online technicaltraining {book work) for the apprentices directly with their registered apprenticeship program. Pre-Apprenticeships: Some colleges currently offer pre-apprenticeships, meaning an individual can earn a two-year college degree along with a pre-apprenticeship certificate. The pre- apprenticeship certificate can lead to advanced placement in a Registered Apprenticeship proSram. http ://apprenticeship. mt. gov/partners . Corrosion Technology at DCC o Montana Department of Transportation, Montanan Department of Labor, Montana State Parks, and more.... . What are their current education needs? Please cautiously consider the proposed changes in HB 647. This is a matter of special concern to me, and I thank you for your help and consideration in this matter. Respectfully, Cathy Kirkpatrick 212 Georgetown Drive Glendive, MT From: Chad Knudson Sen.Steve. H i nebauch @mt.gov Subject: Statement on HB 547 Ms. Gildroy: Please make sure a copy is made available to all Senate Finance and Claims Members before they consider HB 647. This is a matter of special concern to me, and I thank you for your help and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Chad Knudson Chairman DCC Board of Trustees Chad Knudson 720-201-7818 www. facebook. com/C Kn u d so n Liv t3 Chad C Knudson www.facebook.com {harJ C Knudson is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Chad C Knudson anci others you may know. Faeebaak gives people the power to share and nnakes the world ffiore open and connected. "ln any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing... the worst thing you can do is nothing" - Theodore Roosevelt From: Melonie J. Beeler Ms. Gildroy: Please forward a copy of my attached letter to all Senate Finance and Claims Members regarding HB 647 before it is considered. Sincerely, Melonie J. Beeler Glendive Bustness Owner Gildroy, Prudence From: DEREK GIBBS < [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 8:32 AM To: Chad Knudson; Gildroy, Prudence Cc: Jones, Llew; Moore, Eric; [email protected];Caferro, Mary; Mrmac570 @me.com; [email protected]; Kary, Douglas; Keenan, Bob; Lang, Mike; Olszewski, AlberU [email protected]; Phillips, Mike; Sesso, Jon; Smith, Cary; Jeffwel born @ hotmai l.com; Wh itford, Lea; Wol ken, Cynthia; H i nebauch, Steve Subiect: Re: Statement on HB 647 Senator Gildroy I wouf d like to echo my concern about HB 647, and especially section L7 as Mr. Knudson has mentioned in his earlier letter. I ask that this section be reconsidered, amended or removed from H8647. "Much has been said and written about funding levels for DCC during this Legislative session, However, certain provisions of HB 647, Section 17 attempt to go far beyond the ordinary implementation of the appropriations process, and we have strong objections to the overreach of this language. Specifically, Section L7 contains language that extends beyond funding levels in HB 2 in an attempt to shape policy in the years to come. This is clearly outside the scope of appropriations and the upcoming biennium. " Respectfully, Derek Gibbs Lewistown/Glendive Mt. 406-366-5052 From: Chad Knudson Ms. Gildroy: Please make sure a copy is made available to all Senate Finance and Claims Members before they consider HB 647. This is a matter of special concern to me, and lthank you for your help and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Chad Knudson Chairman DCC Board of Trustees Chad Knudson 720-201-7818 WWW m Chad C Knudson www.facebaok.cam Chad C Knudson is on Facebook" Join tacebook to connect witlt Chad C Knudson and others you may know. Facebook gives people the pcwer to share arrd makes tlre world tnore cpen and cannected. "ln any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing... the worst thing you can do is nothing" - Theodore Roosevelt Gildroy, Prudence From: Verna Baisch Please remove Section 17 from H8647. I do not think we should be sneaking in major policy changes under the guise of a routine enabling bill. ls Section 17 targeting Dawson Community College? | think you have heard everything there is to say about keeping the doors at DCC open. lf HB 2 reduces DCC by nearly 5227,0OO for the coming year, l'm not sure they could stand another 5163,000 cut. Thank you. Verna Baisch Stockman Insurance, Glendive, MT vbaisch@stockman ban k.com 406-377-1014 Phone 406-377-1468 Fax Gildroy, Prudence From: Ross Canen < [email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 20L7 L0:21AM To: Gildroy, Prudence Subiect: Help DCC survive Ms. Gilroy, please share with the committee that DCC needs to be funded Regards, Ross Canen Get Outlook for Android Gildroy, Prudence From: Paul Sturlaugson < [email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 9:51AM To: Gildroy, Prudence Subject: Ditto Attachments: H8647 Letter (3).pdf Montana Senate- Wondering why some in this distinguished body seem to hold such distain for eastern Montana and Dawson Community College. lt now seems policy out of whole cloth is fair game in what is becoming more and more unfair to community college funding. We raised three children in Glendive, not one of them attended DCC for an FTE credit, but all of them were educated there-hunter education, basketball tournaments, babysitting clinics, educational seminars, studying the dinosaur trail, wildlife in Makosika-and on, and on. Remember the word "community" in Dawson Community College! lt is about the people who live and work here, the people who support close to 40% of the operations through taxes. This amendment is really more than an attempt to check the seat cushions for change, but rather to change the direction and break in to your neighbors seat cushion, all the while attempting to set a policy that it is ok to do so- neighbor be damned. Kill this ludicrous idea and fully fund Dawson Community College. Thank you. PaulSturlaugson Glendive Broadcasting IMPORTANT NOTICE: "Nondiscrimination -Paragraphs 49 and 50 of the United States Federal Communications Commission's Report and Order No. 07-217 provides that broadcast stations'advertising contracts will not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, and must contain nondiscrimination clauses. Consistent with this order, this station does not discriminate in advertising contracts on the basis of race or ethnicity. Any provision in any order or agreement for advertising that purports to discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, even if handwritten, typed or othenryise made part of a particular contract, is hereby rejected." Gildroy, Prudence From: mvester < mvester@ mid rivers.com > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 20L7 7:L1, PM To: Jones, Llew; [email protected]; [email protected]; Caferro, Mary; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kary, Douglas; Sen.M i keLa ng @ mt.gov; McNal ly, Ma ry; Sen.Al bertOlszewski@ mt.gov; [email protected]; Phillips, Mike; Sesso, Jon; Smith, Cary; [email protected];Whitford, Lea;Wolken, Cynthia; Hinebauch, Steve; Lan9, Mike; Moore, Eric; Olszewski, AlberU [email protected] Cc: Gildroy, Prudence Subiect: Section L7 HB 647 To: Senate & Finance Claims Committee Members PLEASE remove Section 17 from HB 647. This will kill Dawson Commnity College within a short period of time. Please do not let a personal vendetta by a House Committee member effect thousands of us in Eastern Montana' Thank you, Murray Vester mvester@ m id rivers.com 406-939-6873 PO Box L301 910 S. Gallatin Glendive MT 59330 cc: Ms. Gildroy I lxl r:;*{ Virus-free. www.avast.com l-l Gildroy, Prudence From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:L6 PM To: Gildroy, Prudence;Jones, Llew; Moore, Eric; goodwindl.duane@gmail,com; Caferro, Mary; [email protected];[email protected]; Kary, Douglas; Keenan, Bob; Lang, Mike; McNally, Mary;Olszewski, Albert; [email protected]; Phillips, Mike; Sesso, Jon; Smith, Cary;[email protected];Whitford, Lea;Wolken, Cynthia Cc: Hinebauch, Steve Subject: HB 647 - Section L7 I urge the Senate Finance and Claims Committee to remove all new language added to Section L7 in HB 647. Hidden within this companion bill is a provision (Section L7) that seeks to make changes to community college size, funding and governance. Additionally, it appears to specifically target Dawson Community College. **lt seeks to make significant policy changes that are beyond the scope of appropriations, specifically: o lt changes the statutory funding formula outside of the established schedule for review. Existing law calls for the funding formula to be reviewed this coming year by a group that includes the governor's office and all three community colleges. The language in Section 17 short-circuits that process by separating the colleges into individual entities for funding purposes and allows no transparency or input from either the governor, the colleges or most legislators. o lt creates new administrative requirements that fundamentally change the legal relationship between community college districts and the Montana Board of Regents, again without any transparency, or consultation with any stakeholders outside of the legislature. o lt arbitrarily establishes a minimum size requirement on community colleges - a fundamental change in law - without rationale and without consultation. o lt arbitrarily selects a funding component (S2,500) without explanation or mechanism for adjustment. o lt blurs the clear lines of separation between the university system and the community college districts for the purposes of funding, without consideration to the very different operations of the two legally separate systems. **lt includes changes to future appropriations beyond the scope of HB 2. **lt fails to address the possible fiscal impact of the proposed future changes to the State of Montana. **Through HB 2, state-funded support to Dawson Community College is being reduced by nearly 5227,OOO this coming year. HB 647 adds a funding cap and cuts an additional 5163,000 in state support. HB 647 was described by its sponsor as a companion bill to make the statutory changes envisioned in the main state budget bill. As such, it received almost no review or hearing before being quickly passed out of the House Appropriations Committee and through the House of Representatives. Sneaking in major policy changes under the guise of a routine enabling bill should not be allowed, and again, I urge the Senate Finance and Claims Committee to remove all new language added to Section L7 inHB647. Respectfully, Darla Handran Glendive, MT Gildroy, Prudence From: Peggy Iba Section 17 has bad policy changes that have no place in future legislation. Please remove it before voting on HB 674. Gildroy, Prudence From: Allen Hrubes < [email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 l-0:20 PM To: Gildroy, Prudence; Jones, Llew; Moore, Eric; [email protected]; Caferro, Mary; [email protected];[email protected]; Kary, Douglas; Keenan, Bob; Lang, Mike; McNally, Mary;Olszewski, Albert; [email protected]; Phillips, Mike; Sesso, Jon; Smith, Cary;[email protected]; Whitford, Lea;Wolken, Cynthia Cc: [email protected]; H inebauch, Steve Subject: HB 647, Section l-7 Dear Member(s) of the Senate Finance and Claims Committee, I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about HB 647, a29-page bill that was described by its sponsor as a companion bill to make the statutory changes envisioned in the main state budget bill - FIB 2. As such, HB 647 has received virtually NO review or hearing before being swiftly passed out of the House Appropriations Committee and sailing through the House of Representatives. Hidden within this bill is a provision (Section 17) that seeks to make arbitrary changes to community college size, governance and funding. It appears targeted directly at DCC and is objectionable in several ways: 1) It seeks, first and foremost, to make significant policy changes that are beyond the scope of appropriations, specifi cally : a. It changes the statutory funding formula outside of the established schedule for review. Existing law calls for the funding formula to be reviewed this coming year by a group that includes the governor's office and all three community colleges. The language in Section 17 short-circuits that process by separating the colleges into individual entities for funding purposes and allows no transparency or input from either the governor, the colleges or most legislators. b. It creates new administrative requirements that fundamentally change the legal relationship between community college districts and the Montana Board of Regents, again without any transparency, or consultation with any stakeholders outside of the legislature. c. It arbitrarily establishes a minimurn size requirement on community colleges - a fundamental change in law - without rationale and without consultation. d. It arbitrarily selects a funding component ($2,500) with no explanation or mechanism for adjustment. e. It blurs the clear lines of separation between the university system and the community college districts for the purposes of funding, without consideration to the very different operations of the two legally separate systems. 2) It includes changes to future appropriations beyond the scope of HB 2. 3) It fails to address the fiscal impact of the proposed future changes to the State of Montana. 4) Through HB 2, state-funded support to Dawson Community College is being reduced by nearly $227,000 this coming year. lB 647 adds a funding cap and cuts an additional $163,000 in state support. This attempt to sneak in major policy changes under tlie guise of a routine enabling bill needs to be stopped...NOW! I urge you, a member of the Senate Finance and Claims Committee, to remove Section 17 from IB 647 . soodwindl.duane(dsmail.com In addition, officials at DCC are actively recruiting and enrolling students for the summer and fall semesters and beyond! The tuition is less than half the national average. At a time when students incur significant debt pursuing a college degree, DCC offers a high-quality affordable education. DCC's enrollment is climbing and strives to continue that momentum! Regards, Allen D. Hrubes m etalal@m i d rive rs. c o m Gildroy, Prudence From: Traci Masau Good Evening, I am writing to you about H8647 , Section 17, located on page 27 . Section 17 seeks to make changes to community college size, governance and funding. The community colleges do not fall under the Montana Board of Regents and there are three. They are located in areas that serve rural populations in many ways. These include academic programs, adult basic education, workforce and skill development, events and opportunities open to the community, and many more. H8647, Section 17, is objectionable in several ways: It seeks to make significant policy changes that are beyond the scope of appropriations, specifically: o It changes the statutory funding formula outside of the established schedule for review. Existing law calls for the funding formula to be reviewed this coming year by a group that includes the governor's office and all three community colleges. The language in Section 1 7 short-circuits that process by separating the colleges into individual entities for funding purposes and allows no transparency or input from either the govemor, the colleges or most legislators. o It creates new administrative requirements that fundamentally change the legal relationship between community college districts and the Montana Board of Regents, again without any transparency, or consultation with any stakeholders outside of the legislature. o It arbitrarily establishes a minimum size requirement on community colleges - a fundamental change in law - without rationale and without consultation o It arbitrarily selects a funding component ($2,500) without explanation or mechanism for adjustment. o lt blurs the clear lines of separation befween the university system and the community college districts for the purposes of funding, without consideration to the very different operations of the two legally separate systems. It includes changes to future appropriations beyond the scope ofHB2. It fails to address the possible fiscal impact of the proposed future changes to the State of Montana. This attempt to sneak in major polic), changes under what appears to be a routine enabling bill should be stopped! I urge you, Senate Finance and Cf aims Committee, to remove Section 17 from HB 647. Thank you, Traci Masau Gildroy, Prudence From: Chad Knudson Jeffwel born@ hotmai l.com; Wh itford, Lea; Wol ken, Cynthia; H i nebauch, Steve Subject Statement on HB 647 Attachments: H8647 Letter.pdf;ATT00001.htm Ms. Gildroy: Please make sure a copy is made available to all Senate Finance and Claims Members before they consider HB 647. This is a matter of special concern to me, and I thank you for your help and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Chad Knudson Chairman DCC Board of Trustees Gildroy, Prudence From: Stephen Schreibeis I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Knudson and ask for you to read his letter before you consider HB 647. Thank you! Stephen Schreibeis P ri nc i pa l, J efferso n Schoo/ (4t)6) 1i77-4155 il {,106) 939-2257 ll | 14(Xr) 377-81),t1 | jcl'fcrsonsclroril.nct ll 8{}0 .lelferson School lld. On Tue, Apr 4,2017 at 11:30 PM, Chad Knudson Please make sure a copy is made available to all Senate Finance and Claims Members before they consider HB 647. This is a matter of special concern to me, and I thank you for your help and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Chad Knudson Chairman DCC Board of Trustees Chad Knudson 720-201-7818 www. facebook. com/C Kn ud so n L iv "ln any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing... the worst thing you can do is nothing" - Theodore Roosevelt Gildroy, Prudence From: Kathleen Zander < [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 20L7 8:04 AM To: Gildroy, Prudence Subiect: Re: SFC - H8647, Sectionl-7, Page 27 - Community College Funding Secretary Gildroy, Please distribute the below information to the Senate Finance and Claims Committee Members as quickly as possible. Thank you! Senate Finance and Claims Committee Members, Please review and question the amendments added to the community college funding formula language (H8647 , Section 1,7,Page 21). All three community colleges are concemed these amendments were added without consultation and significantly alter a statutory funding formula that has been in place for years and that is up for review this interim. The statutory changes included in the companion bill for HB2 received almost no review or hearing before being swiftly passed out of the House Appropriations Committee. In fact, the portion containing the 200 resident fte requirement and reporting requirements to the Board of Regents was drafted atTpm one evening and voted on the next morning. Again, the community colleges have had little time to review or respond before it was passed out of the House. Hidden within this bill is a provision (Section 17) that seeks to make arbitrary changes to community college size, governance and funding. o It seeks first and foremost to make significant policy changes that are beyond the scope of appropriations, specifically: o It changes the statutory funding formula outside of the established schedule for review. Existing law calls for the funding formula to be reviewed this coming year by a group that includes the govemor's office, legislative fiscal division and all three community colleges. The language in Section l7 short-circuits that process by separating the colleges into individual entities for funding purposes. addine an arbitrar)' minimum resident fte. and imposing a reporting process that is statutorily questionable and unworkable, It allows no transparency or input from either the governor, the colleges or most legislators. o It creates new administrative requirements that fundamentally change the legal relationship between community college districts and the Montana Board of Regents, again without any transparency, or consultation with any stakeholders outside of the legislature. o It arbitrarily establishes a minimum size requirement on communit)' colleges - a fundamental change in law - without rationale and without consultation. o It arbitrarily selects a funding component ($2,500) without explanation or mechanism for adjustment. o It blurs the clear lines of separation between the university system and the community college districts for the purposes of funding, without consideration to the very different operations of the two legally separate systems. o Through HB 2, state-funded support to Dawson Community College is being reduced by nearly $227,000 this coming year. HB 647 adds a funding cap and cuts an additional $163,000 in state support. Please review and discuss these changes before voting. Again, the funding formula is up for review this interim. If the legislature would like to see these kinds of changes to the formula, they should be studied and proposed with strategic forethought into how a cap should be calculated, what is an appropriate resident FTE minimum and how should falling below this minimum be monitored. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your service to our state. Kathleen O'Leary Zander Vice President of Administration Dawson Community College 406-377-9403 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. lf you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. lf you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. Gildroy, Prudence From: Christine < [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 6:06 PM To: Gildroy, Prudence Subiect: HB 647 April 5 8 am hearing Ms. Gildroy, Please print out my email for the Senate Finance & Claims committee prior to their hearing Wednesday, April 5 at 8 am. Thank you. The Glendive Chamber is asking that the Senate Finance and Claims committee reject HB 647. This bill is far overreaching in its attempt to change not only the long standing statutory funding mechanism that has been in place for Montana's community colleges, it attempts to change the fundamental structure of how community colleges are governed. The bill asks you to do this WITHOUT INPUT of stakeholders from the communities themselves, the colleges, the governor's office, or the board of regents. The funding formula is set to be reviewed this summer. Representative Jones' bill appears to specifically target one community, OURS, without any regard for the impacts on our students, our county, or the citizens of Eastern Montana. We strongly urge you to vote NO on bringing this bill any further. ef Christine Whitlatch Executive Director 406-377-5601 ch ri s ti n e@gl e n di ve ch a m b e r. c o m www. gl en di vecham b er. co m 808 N. MeniII Ave, Glendive, MT 59330 !:+1 I E Virus-free www avast corn Gildroy, Prudence From: Carole Dick Please remove Section L7 from HB 647 when considering changes for DCC. lt's not a remedy for education availabilities in rural Eastern MT. Taking away valuable opportunities is wrong! Carole Dick, resident of Glendive MT and proud to be a Montanan but not proud of the fact that our State Legislative cuts funding for education...talk about an illegal gunshot to the heart of a community and this part of the State of Montana. Gildroy, Prudence From: g [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 10:29 AM To: Gildroy, Prudence; Jones, Llew Cc: Christine; Moore, Eric Subiect: Re: DCC letters of Support Attachments: DCCLTR.pdf I hope that you will make every attempt to share my letter, as well as the many others that you are receiving on behalf of Dawson Community College in Glendive, MT. We appreciate a place at the table when decisions are being made about Eastern Montana, our economy, and our college. I thank you for your time and consideration before the vote for the people of Eastern Montana ! Jenifer Knutson, CEO Glendive BN FCU Additlonal Documen$ SEIIATE: Flnenco & Glaims Gitd Prudence aaw f-5't7 _ From: Lisa Kearns Good Afternoon Ms. Gildroy, If possible we would appreciate if you would read our letter of support at the hearing tomorrow regarding HB 645 and SB 367. We unfortunately are unable to make it to Helena to deliver our testimony in person. To Senate Finance and Claims Please consider funding all of the Renewable Resource Grants that HB 645 and SB 367 would support. We represent the Nine Mile County Water and Sewer District and have applied for the RRGL to help fund our rural water project. Due to the extremely high cost of our water project to provide water to a much needed area of farm/ranch and rural community members that are currently hauling water we are asking for your support to help address these issues. Our districts monthly costs were originally estimated at 352.00 per month and our goal is to try to supply potable water to families for a more reasonably and affordable amount. There are several renewable resource concerns as indicated in our application that also would be effected by the awarding of these grants. Please vote for HB 645 and SB 367 that will greatly impact families and resources in rural Montana. Thank you for your service and support. Mike Wallewein and Lisa Kearns Lisa Keorns Manager/Owner CircleTK Corp. PO Box 35 Sunburst, MT 59482 406-450-8002 Gildroy, Prudence From: Don Nagy Hello Ms. Gildroy I am a resident of north Toole County, and also a member of the Nine Mile County Water and Sewer District. I am writing this letter in hopes that you will be able to support the three bonding bills ( Senate bill 367, House bill 11, and House bill 645) that would support the Renewable Resource grant, and help us in our efforts to secure some much needed funding for a reliable source of water for our part of the county. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Donald J. Nagy DPN Farms lnc. Donald J. Nagy P.O. Box 384 456 Pederson Road Sunburst, Montana 59482 Home phone: 406-937 -27 43 Cell: 406-450-2743 e-mail: [email protected] Gildroy, Prudence From: schock@ northerntel. net Sent: Thursday, April 06, 20L7 6:51AM To: Jones. Llew Cc: Cook. Robin Subiect: nine mile water and sewer district I am a East Sunburst resident that would greatly benefit if this project is funded. We have no reliable water source and run 100 cow calf and 30 ewes. We have tried drilling wells with no luck. As you know hauling water for this many head of livestock is not feasible. Also as coming senior citizens reliable water will enable us to stay in our ranch. Please support bill 367, bill 11& Bill 645. Sent from my iPad