HELENA (MT)
The Associated Press
August 6, 2018
By Amy Beth Hanson
A Montana legislative panel on Monday advanced a policy prohibiting lawmakers from harassing or discriminating against each other and others participating in the legislative process.
The policy initially approved on a subcommittee’s 4-0 vote calls for mandatory training, encourages prompt reporting, sets a process for investigating complaints and would make information about substantiated complaints available to the public.
It allows for an outside investigator, if necessary, and if an investigation turns up any suspected criminal activity, it must be immediately be reported to law enforcement.
The full Legislative Council will consider the policy on Aug. 23.
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