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This bill establishes a comprehensive reporting system for financial assistance provided to tribal entities in Montana by various state agencies. The bill defines "designated state agencies" as 29 specific state departments and offices, excluding the judicial and legislative branches, and defines "financial assistance" as state or federal funds provided directly or indirectly to tribal entities through grants, contracts, loans, appropriations, and electronic benefit transfer cards. After each fiscal year, these designated agencies must prepare detailed reports about their financial assistance to tribal entities, including the amount distributed, date of distribution, receiving tribal entity, purpose of distribution, and overhead costs. These individual agency reports must be submitted to the Office of Budget and Program Planning by November 1st each year. The Office will then compile a comprehensive annual report summarizing these submissions and distribute it by December 1st to the state-tribal relations committee, the office of the state director of Indian affairs, each federally recognized tribal government in the state, and the legislative finance committee. The compiled report must also be posted on the Office of State Director of Indian Affairs' website. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and the secretary of state is required to send a copy of the act to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1351