Senate Bill 312 Looping In Native Communities Act LINC Act Primary duties of the task force Administer the looping in native communities network grant program Identify jurisdictional barriers between federal state local and tribal law enforcement and community agencies ID: 904579
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Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force
Senate Bill 312 Looping In Native Communities Act (LINC Act)
Slide2Primary duties of the task force:
Administer the looping in native communities network grant programIdentify jurisdictional barriers between federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement and community agencies
Work to identify strategies to improve interagency communication, cooperation, and collaboration to remove jurisdictional barriers and increase reporting and investigation of missing indigenous persons
Slide3Task Force Membership
A representative from each tribal government located on the seven Montana reservations and the Little Shell Chippewa tribe (8 members)
An employee of the Department of Justice with experience in the subject of missing persons (1 member)A member from the Montana Highway Patrol (1 member)
A representative from the attorney general’s office (1 member)**Task Force membership is not limited and the Attorney General may appoint more members
Slide4Looping In Native Communities Network Grant Program
One competitive grant award to a tribal college to create and administer a central administration point for the looping in native communities network.
The LINC network shall support the efforts of Montana tribes to identify, report, and find Native American persons who are missing.May include smaller, noncompetitive grant awards as matching funds for costs required for each tribal agency to set up and maintain access to the LINC net work
Legislature appropriated $25,000 for the LINC network grant program to be used as matching funds
Slide5LINC Network Grant Timeline
October 15, 2019 – Task Force shall have developed and finalized grant application and award criteria
March 15, 2020 – Task Force shall select the Tribal College recipient of the grant and disburse fundsJune 30, 2020 – Task Force shall select other tribal agency grant recipients and disburse funds
Slide6Meetings
: Task Force shall convene at least one meeting with tribal and local law enforcement agencies, federally recognized tribes, and urban Indian organizations to:Determine the scope of the problem of missing indigenous women and children
Identify jurisdictional barriers between federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement and community agenciesWork to identify strategies to improve interagency communication, cooperation, and collaboration to remove jurisdictional barriers and increase reporting and investigation of missing indigenous persons.
Slide7Task Force Report to Legislature
No later than September 1, 2020, the Task Force must prepare a written report of findings and recommendations for submission to the State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee.
The report must include a recommendation to the 67th
Legislature on whether to continue the Task Force. SB312 terminates on July 1, 2021.
Slide8Identify/describe characteristics and background of people involved with MMIP (age, sex, race, citizenship, prior criminal offenses…)
Identify/describe criminal enterprises contributing to or influencing MMIP
Identify/describe individuals or groups (family members, gangs, criminal enterprises) who knowingly or unknowingly provide assistance related to MMIP
Slide9Identify and describe the relationship (family member, colleague, neighbors, etc.) between the victim and the alleged perpetrator prior to MMIP.
Identify and describe the victims of MMIP (age, sex, nationality, tribal affiliation or enrollment, where a person resides or if they are homeless/transient).
Identify and describe victims of MMIP from the time they were missing.