20.25.102    BOARD TRAINING

(1) All board members shall receive training in accordance with 46-23-218, MCA, that addresses the disproportionate representation of American Indians in the legal custody of the department. 

(2) Board members may attend nationally recognized correctional training or a comparable program for parole board members.

(3) Before participating on a hearing panel, a new board member must receive orientation from board staff or board member regarding:

(a) state and federal law and rules pertinent to board operations;

(b) offender pathology, treatment, and supervision including American Indian issues as related to each; and

(c) Department of Corrections' organization, programs, and policy.

(4) The board will develop, evaluate, and update training curricula annually based on the board's needs.

 

History: 46-23-218, MCA; IMP, 46-23-218, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 1621, Eff. 7/23/04; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2816, Eff. 12/10/10; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1194, Eff. 7/9/22.