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Bill would renew dependency-and-neglect task force to continue court reforms
Summary
Senate Bill 268 would extend the statutory dependency-and-neglect task force for two more years to continue work improving Montana’s DN court practices. Supporters said the interim task force produced multiple reforms (for example, changes to 5‑day hearings and show-cause processes) and recommended renewal to advance additional legislation; the
Senate Bill 268, presented Feb. 12 to the Montana Senate Public Health Committee by the sponsor, would renew the Dependency and Neglect (DN) Task Force for another two years to continue study and recommend improvements to Montana’s DN court system and related statutes.
The sponsor said the task force spent the interim examining whether a separate statewide DN court system was feasible and concluded that creating a separate statewide DN court lacked sufficient traction because of unanswered questions about judge…
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