MT HB102

Creates formal distinction between conflict and nonconflict regional offices within Montana's Office of State Public Defender, with separate administrators and staff structures for each

Centralizes contracted services and training functions under the Central Services Division, which must manage attorney contracts through a competitive process that considers qualifications, caseload, and performance rather than awarding based solely on lowest bid

Removes statutory requirement for the director to establish specific standards for attorneys representing children in abuse and neglect cases, eliminating detailed practice standards previously codified for child representation

Renames personnel titles throughout the system, changing "deputy public defenders" to "regional public defenders" and "assistant public defenders" to "managing public defenders"

Repeals sections 47-1-120 (Training program coordinator) and 47-1-121 (Contracted services), consolidating those functions into revised Central Services Division responsibilities under section 47-1-119