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Lawmakers hear bill to add recruitment and retention funds for Missoula crime lab

2813617 · March 28, 2025
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Representative Jane Gillette introduced House Bill 870 to provide $120,000 this year and $120,000 next year (one-time-only) for recruitment and retention at the Missoula crime lab; sponsors and members discussed training, recent staff losses and whether the proposal duplicates larger recruitment funds in HB2.

Representative Jane Gillette (R) introduced House Bill 870, an appropriation to provide recruitment and retention funds to Montana's crime lab. "Today I bring before you House Bill 8 70. And it's an appropriation bill. It has just a tiny amount, capturing it from, the surplus revenue of $120,000 and then next year, $120,000 all OTO, for the purposes of providing recruitment and retention, funds to the crime lab," Gillette said.

Gillette said she toured the Missoula crime lab and found its work…

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